The first time I heard the word “Catalina,” it referred to a type of salad dressing. But a visit to Santa Catalina Island, and its main village of Avalon via a 25-mile, one-hour ferry ride ...

After a stressful weekend monitoring storm conditions, they were now reaping the benefits of a post-storm Catalina: a touristless island. "Everything stayed open," Lee said.

Nestled off Southern California’s coast, Catalina Island blends natural charm with small-town appeal. Avalon features iconic landmarks, scenic dining spots, and vibrant shops, while Two Harbors ...

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Catalina Island, which has plenty of horses in its history but stopped offering rides to visitors in 2008, is bringing trail rides back. The fledgling, Avalon-based Catalina Horseback Adventures ...

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In addition to the Catalina Taxi service and Catalina Island Golf Carts & Tours, the City of Avalon has launched a new on-demand, point-to-point public transportation service called COAST, which ...

Other Catalina residents oppose slaughtering all the deer for different reasons. Hunting is a favorite pastime on the island, and hunters kill 200 deer each year.

Catalina Island is only 26 miles across the channel, yet it feels a world away. It’s been home to Marilyn Monroe, the Chicago Cubs and of course, a fair number of bison.

The Catalina Island Conservancy, a nonprofit that owns 88 percent of the 75-square-mile island, has concluded that the only way to save native plants and restore the island is to get rid of the deer.