Went to the Catalina Island Museum which was very nice with lots of historical information. The place started as a vacation spot for the wealthy and investments for real estate tycoons. The Banning family developed Catalina as a resort community. The fire of 1915 destroyed most of the buildings in Avalon, putting the Bannings in huge debt. They were forced to sell everything, which paved the way for William Wrigley Jr. Wrigley loved the Chicago Cubs, so he built a baseball field to the exact scale of Wrigley Field in Chicago and the Cubs soon began spring training on Catalina. Visit the Catalina Island Museum website at http://www.catalina.com/museum.html
Had lunch at the "Casino Bar & Grill" where we ran into our waitress from the Lobster Shack. Great fish tacos and horchata!! YUM!!
Wrigley Mansion |
Had dinner at the Lobster Shack. (Our waitress is no doubt thinking we are stalking her)! Great cheese ravioli!!
Tomorrow we go snorkeling at Lover's Cove!! FUN!!
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