Catalina Articles by Topic

Aviation
Airplane Accidents on Santa Catalina Island
Airport in the Sky on Santa Catalina Island
Catalina Air Lines
Catalina Airport (original name: Buffalo Springs Airport)

Bays
(DONE) ref="https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=Emerald_Bay,_Santa_Catalina_Island"> Emerald Bay
Gulf of Santa Catalina
Iron Bound Bay
Lobster Bay
Star Bay
Toyon Bay
Toyon Bay

Beaches
Ben Weston Beach
Buttonshell Beach
Cabrillo Beach
Cottonwood Beach
Craig Beach
Descanso Beach
Gallagher’s Beach
Gibralter Beach
Hamilton Beach
Long Point Beach
Lorenzo Beach
Moonstone Beach (Cove)
Pebbly Beach
Ribbon Beach
Starlight Beach

Canyons (DONE)
Alamos Canyon (shown on a map in "The Islander" on August 1, 1916)
Avalon Canyon
Bannings Canyon
Beacon Street Canyon
Big Springs Canyon
Big Wash Canyon
Bull Rush Canyon
Cape Canyon
Grand Canyon
Hamilton Canyon
Little Springs Canyon
Nolava Canyon
Silver Canyon
Swain’s Canyon
Sweetwater Canyon

Camps
Blackjack Camp
Blackjack Campground
Camp Banning
Camp Cherry Valley (Boy Scouts)
Camp Emerald Bay (bpy scouts) WLAC
Camp Santa Catalina Island (Military)
Campus by the Sea
Camp Cactus
Hermit Gulch Campground
Little Harbor Campground
Parsons Landing Campground
Two Harbors Campground

Casino
Catalina Casino
Casino Ballroom
Casino Building
Casino Theater / aka Avalon Theater

Ceramics
Catalina Pottery

Channel Islands
Channel Islands of California

Communities
Avalon City Hall
Avalon California
Avalon Portal of Resources
Two Harbors California

Coves
(DONE) Ben Weston Cove
Big Fisherman’s Cove
Big Geiger Cove
Big Springs Cove
Cherry Cove
Fourth of July Cove
Hamilton Cove
Hen Rock Cove (reefs and sealife for snorkeling and scuba divig)
Isthmus Cove (Isthmus Harbor)
Little Geiger Cove
Lovers Cove
Moonstone Beach (Cove)
Paradise Cove
Rippers Cove
Willow Cove

Education
Avalon School (K-!2)
Catalina Island School for Boys

Events
Catalina Film Festival
JazzTrax Smooth Jazz Festival

Facts
Facts About Santa Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island Portal of Resources

Fauna
American Bison (non native)
Avalon Hairstreak Butterfly
Bison Herd on Catalina Island
Catalina Orangetip Butterfly
Clown Trophia Sea Slug (Triopha catalinae)
Deer on Santa Catalina Island
Island Fox (native land mammal)
Ornate Shrew (native land mammal)
Skeleton Shrimp (Liropus minusculus)
Santa Catalina Island Deer Mouse (native land mammal)
Santa Catalina Island Harvest Mouse (native land mammal)
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Ferries
Catalina Express Ferry
Catalina Flyer Ferry
Cabrillo Mole Boat Terminal

Film
Catalina Film Festival
Film "Catalina Caper" Set and Filmed on Catalina
Film: "The Glass Bottom Boat" (Set on Catalina)
Films and TV Shows Set in Catalina Island

Flora
Catalina Dudleya (Dudleya hassei) (only on catalina plant)
Catalina Grass (Dissanthelium_californicum)
Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus_traskiae) (only on catalina plant)
Catalina Manzanita (Arctostaphylos catalinae) (only on catalina plant)
Santa Catalina Bedstraw (Galium catalinense ssp. catalinense); (only on catalina plant)
Santa Catalina Island Currant Plant
Santa Catalina Island Manzanita (Arctostaphylos catalinae)
Santa Catalina Island Ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus) (only on catalina plant)
Santa Catalina Island Manzanita (Arctostaphylos catalinae)
Santa Catalina Island Manzanita (Arctostaphylos catalinae)
St. Catherine's lace (Eriogonum giganteum (only on catalina plant)

Geology
Catalina Schist

Harbors
HARBORS
Avalon Harbor
Avalon Harbor Patrol
Avalon Harbor Vessels
Catalina Harbor
------- Catalina Island's most protected harbor
------- Windward side of the island
------- Protected by the Headlands of Catalina (geological formation)
------- One of only two U.S. Coast Guard “Year-round Safe Harbor” sites in SoCal
------- Has public dinghy dock and picnic tables
Goat Harbor
Isthmus Cove Harbor
------- On the opposite of the Isthmus zs Catalina Harbor
------- Ferries from the SoCal mainland dock at its pier
------- Offers year-round shoreboat rides
Little Harbor
Shark Harbor
Two Harbors (Catalina Harbor and Isthmus Cove Harbor)
Two Harbors Mooring Sites
DEEP WATER ANCHOFRAGES
- Cherry Cove
- Fourth of July Cove
LANDINGS
Empire Landing
White’s Landing
-------- Located just east of Twop Harbors Village
-------- Has one of the best beaches on the island
Howland's Landing (encompasses the largest watershed on Catalina Island’s West End)
Parsons Landing
Silver Canyon Landing
Springs Landing A
RTICLES
Catalina Island Boating Guide - BoatSetter Dot Com

Historic Sites
Civil War Barracks, Santa Catalina Island

History
Avalon Fire of 1915
Avalon History
Diving for Coins in Avalon
History of Santa Catalina Island (California)
Island Fire (2007 Avalon brush fire)
Shipwrecks on Santa Catalina Island rigley Botanical Gardens
Title Chain of Catalina Island
Wrigley Company

Isthmus
Isthmus of Catalina Island

Lakes and Reservoirs
Big Springs Reservoir
Buffalo Corral Reservoir, Lower
Buffalo Corral Reservoir, Upper
Buffalo Springs Reservoir
Bull Rush Reservoir
Cape Canyon Reservoir
Echo Lake

Lodging
Atwater Hotel
Avalon Home Lodging House by Alonzo and Sophie Wheeler
Atwater Hotel on Santa Catalina Island
Avalon Hotels
Catalina Hotel 1892 (1892-1915) | 129 Whittley Avenue | destroyed by 1915 fire }
Catalina Hotel 1916 | (1916-) | 129 Whittley Avenue | rebuilt after 1915 fire |
Cloud 7 Hotel | 137 Marilla Avenue |
Glenmore Hotel (1891) | 118 Sumner Avenue | owner E. J. Whitney in 1917 |
Glidden Flats / Glidden Hotel (after 1893)
Grand View Hotel (1892-1915+)
Hermosa Hotel (pre-1905 to current)
Metropole Hotel (1888-1915) built by George Shatto
Pavilion Lodge (1957-)
Spence's Villa (1891) and Spence's Restaurant
St. Catherine Hotel
Stamford House (1895) | Formerly at 125 Metropole |
Tropics Hotel

Marine Protected Areas
Bird Rock State Marine Conservation Area
Blue Cavern State Marine Conservation Area
Casino Point Dive Park State Marine Conservation Area
Lovers Cove State Marine Conservation Area
Catalina Island Marine Institute

Mountains
MOUNTAINS
Blackjack Mountain
East Mountain
Mount Orizaba on Santa Catalina Island
Mount Orizaba (highest peak on catalina)
PEAKS
Cactus Peak
Eagle's Nest Peak
Silver Peak
Whitley’s Peak
SUMMITS
East Summit
West Summit

Nature
Conservancy Nature Center at Avalon Canyon
Conservancy Nature Center at the Airport
Natural History of Santa Catalina Island

Newspapers
Avalon Crusoe Newspaper (1893)
Avalon Newspapers
Wireless Newspaper of Avalon (1903)

Organizations
Catalina Island Conservancy
Catalina Island Marine Institute
Tuna Club of Avalon
Twenty Five Year Club of Santa Catalina Island
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

People
INDIVIDUALS:
Alfred Augustus Carraher (Avalon Mayor in 1914)
Alfred Bombard (Avalon Mayor 1948-1950)
Charleas Frederick Holder
David F. Blankenhorn (1886-1969) | Blankenhorn and Hunter Real Estate Firm |
Etta Marilla Whitney | named the town of Avalon |
Frank Paul "Pancho" Whittley
David Malcolm Renton (1878-1947)
George Shatto (1850-1893) / Real Estate Developer)
George Rufus Shatto (1850-1893)| bought Catalina Island in 1887 |
George Young (1927 Wrigley Ocean Marathon Winner)
Hancock Banning (1865-1925) | son of Phineas Banning |
James Lick (1796-1876)
Jose Maria Covarrubias (1809-1870)
Joseph Brent Banning (1861-1920) | son of Phineas Banning |
Milton S. Patrick (Avalon Mayor 1926 to 1928)
Nathalie Wood (died in water off Catalina)
Peter Victor Reyes (Avalon Mayor 1918 to 1926)
Philip Knight Wrigley (1894-1977) | son of William Wrigley, Jr. |
Philip K. Wrigley (1894-1977)
Phineas Banning (1830-1885) | father of the 3 Banning brothers |
Phineas Banning (father of Banning Brothers)
Robert E. Hunter | Blankenhorn and Hunter Real Estate Firm |
Thomas M. Robbins (1801-1854)
William Banning (1858-1945) | son of Phineas Banning |
William Wrigley, Jr.
William Wrigley, Jr. (1861-1932)
William Wrigley III (1933-1999)
William Wrigley III (1933-1999)
Zane Grey (1872-1939)
FAMILIES:
Bombard Family of Santa Catalina Island
Hernandez Family of Santa Catalina Island
Wegmann Family of Santa Catalina Island
CATEGORIES:
Chinese on Santa Catalina Island
Mayors of Avalon
Postmasters of Avalon
Residents of Avalon in the 1880 U.S. Census
Births in Avalon
Buried Persons in Avalon
Deaths on Santa Catalina Island

Pictures
Avalon Photos Through Time
Avalon Residents and Personalities Photos
Avalon Studio Portraits

Piers
Banning Brothers Pleasure Pier
Green Pleasure Pier / Banning Brothers Pleasure Pier
A Step Back in Time: Steamer Ship Pier

Points
Abalone Point
Arrow Point
Ballast Point
Ben Weston Point
Black Point
Blue Cavern Point
Casino Point
China Point
Crane Point
Jewfish Point
Kelp Point
Lion's Point (Lion Head)
Long Point
Lookout Point
Salta Verde Point

Radio
KISL Radio Station

Reefs
Aquarium Reefs (shown on a map in "The Islander" on August 1, 1916)

Roads
AVENUES
Catalina Avenue
Crescent Avenue
Descanso Avenue
JUNCTIONS
Ben Weston Junction
Blackjack Junction
Middle Ranch Junction
ROADS
Avalon Canyon Road
Boushey Canyon Road
Cape Canyon Road
Divide Road
East End Road
Renton Mine Road
Renton Pass Road
Skull Ridge Road
Stage Road
West End Road
STREETS
Streets of Avalon

Rocks
Arch Rock
Binnacle Rock
Bird Rock
Castle Rock
Church Rock
Eagle Rock
Frog Rock
Hen Rock
Indian Rock
Mike Nelson Rock
Ribbon Rock
Seal Rocks
Ship Rock Twin Rocks
Whale Rock

Ships
SS Avalon (since 1919) aka SS Blue Ride and SS Virginia
SS Blue Ridge aka SS Avalo and SS Virginia
SS Cabrillo
SS Catalina
SS Virginia (1891-1918) aka SS Blue Ridge and SS Avalon
Avalon Harbor's Vessels
Shipwrecks on Santa Catalina Island

Sports
Athletic Park Speed Track (shown on a map in "The Islander" on August 1, 1916)
Catalina Channel Swimmers
Chicago Cubs
Divers of Avalon
Catalina Island Golf Course
Catalina Island Skate Park
Catalina Island Tennis Courts

Trails
Avalon Theater
Catalina Island Museum Amphitheater

Trails
Airport Loop Trail
Cottonwood Trail
Silver Peak Trail

Valleys, Gulches, and Dells
Cherry Valley
Boskey Dell
Hermit Gulch
Valley of Ollas, Silver Peak

Wrigley Memorial and Gardens
Wrigley Botanical Gardens
Wrigley Memorial