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Shop in Avalon

4 Mar 2017
Wrigley Stage Christmas Tree On the mainland, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season is Black Friday, a notorious maelstrom of materialism that tends to dampen even the brightest of holiday spirits. Crowded malls, overflowing parking lots and teeming big box stores are just...
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Catalina Island Thanksgiving

4 Mar 2017
Two Harbors can be a great Thanksgiving destination. Catalina Island may not be the first thing people think about when it comes to Thanksgiving, but the island can be a perfect way to reconnect with family, friends and loved ones on this most grateful of...
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Catalina holiday concert

4 Mar 2017
Photo courtesy Catalina Island Museum One of Catalina Island’s most popular holiday traditions is also one of its most recent. The Catalina Island Museum’s Holiday Symphony Concert fills the Avalon Theatre with the classic sounds of a world-class orchestra. The Stanford Music Ensemble, which includes...
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Catalina Buffalo Milk

4 Mar 2017
The buffalo milk is Catalina’s signature cocktail Like lobsters in Maine, barbecue in Texas and sourdough bread in San Francisco, many spots on the globe have their own signature cuisine. Other locales, however, tend toward more adults consumables. Whether it’s margaritas in Mexico, Cabernet in...
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Catalina Island ravens

4 Mar 2017
A Catalina Island raven’s view of Avalon One of the most familiar sights in Catalina Island’s skies are the coal-black shapes of common ravens. Avalon is home to both ravens and crows, but the crows are recent immigrants. Pairs of ravens have played in the...
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