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What to do in Catalina Island
If you're of a certain age, you might remember the Four Preps song that begins "26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is waiting for me." But while these crooners focused on the island's romantic possibilities, there are plenty of options on Catalina Island (known by most everyone as simply "Catalina") for families, outdoors lovers, sailors, and beachgoers.
Take the hour-long ferry ride from one of several cities on the mainland (including Long Beach, Dana Point, and Newport Beach), or if you're pressed for time, hop a 15-minute helicopter flight. You'll arrive in Avalon, Catalina's only city, which surrounds a crescent-shaped bay. Perhaps the first thing you'll notice is the near-absence of cars: Most of the locals cruise around on golf carts, and there's a multiyear waiting list to be able to bring a car over to the island....
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