6th Annual Event Is Sept. 10-11 At Avalon's Descanso Beach Club The Catalina Wine Mixer is two days of music from bands and DJs and, of course, wine. It is Sept. 10-11 in 2021 and will also have a lot of helicopters because it is inspired by the 2008 movie Step Brothers, in which Adam Scott’s character refers to a a fictional event by that name as “the … [Read more...]
Catalina Island’s Airport In The Sky DC-3 Grill Open For Take Outs & Seating
The Famous Buffalo Burger Is Back By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com The home of what some locals claim to be the best buffalo burger on Catalina Island is back open, now serving food for both take-out and sit-down customers. The DC-3 Grill & Gifts is open daily from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. It is located at Catalina's private plane airport, known by pilots and … [Read more...]
Renting Palapas On Two Harbors Harbor Sands Catalina Island
Relax On A Private Beach With A Waitress Bringing You Food & Drinks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If relaxing on a private beach with a waitress bringing food & drinks sounds good to you, then keep reading this article. Because that travel fantasy is actually a reality at the Harbor Sands club at Two Harbors on Catalina Island in … [Read more...]
Two Harbors Catalina Island Adventures & Relaxation – A Traveler’s Diary
An Island Escape Where One Of The Things To Do Is To Do Nothing Creating The 'Two Harbors Dilemma' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Have you ever been to a place where there's a lot to do, but sometimes you want to do nothing? A spot where the mental temptation to take advantage of all the activities before you clashes with the "no hurries, no … [Read more...]
Two Harbors Catalina Island Harbor Reef Restaurant Dining Food Review
Steaks, Fish, Juicy Chicken & Fried Calamari Are The Stars Of This Menu By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Editor You may not expect to get fine dining in a place with dirt roads and just one restaurant, but that is indeed the case at Two Harbors on Catalina Island. The Harbor Reef is an excellent restaurant. It's located on the deck next to the daytime … [Read more...]
A List Of What There Is To Do In Two Harbors On Catalina Island
Hiking, Biking, Camping & Water Sports Among Its Many Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's a common question when someone brings up going to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. What the heck is there to do in Two Harbors? After all, it's not Avalon. There is but a single restaurant and bar and the only shopping is in the General … [Read more...]
Two Harbors Campground Camping In Catalina Everything You Need To Know Tips & Info
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here is everything you need to know about camping at Two Harbors from campsite options to pricing, along with important tips and recommendations of things to do at this island oasis 26 miles across the sea from Los Angeles. Here is everything to know about Catalina camping, which is Catalina Island Two Harbors camping. Two … [Read more...]
4 Ways On How To Get To Avalon And Two Harbors On Catalina Island
Transportation Is Via Catalina Express Ferry Service & Private Boats By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Catalina is 26 miles across the sea from Los Angeles, but with no very long bridge connecting it to the mainland, it is not possible to drive to it. So how do you get to the robust town of Avalon and the more isolated area of Two Harbors? … [Read more...]
PubClub.com Visits Two Harbors, Catalina Island’s Hidden Paradise
Camping & Top Things To Do In Two Harbors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is 26 miles across the sea and Catalina Island is waiting for me. That lyric from a cute 50s song from the Four Preps is about Santa Catalina, an island off the Los Angeles coast that is "a tropical heaven out in the ocean" to borrow another lyric from that … [Read more...]
Catalina Island Reopens To Visitors; Catalina Express Increases Departures
Los Angeles-Area Tourist Spot Is A Mediterranean-Style Travel Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The escape from LA to tropical island paradise – otherwise known as Catalina Island – is back open to tourists after the COVID-19 shutdown. And to make it easier to get there, Catalina Express has increased its departures schedules. The … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: My First Experience At Catalina Island’s Outdoor Harbor Reef Bar
Two Harbors And Not Avalon Wins My Affection By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger My first introduction to Catalina Island – "26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a'waitin' for me" as a 50s song from a group called The Four Peeps says – was when my girlfriend at the time suggested we go to it. Her father was the sheriff on Two Harbors and she … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Craving A Buffalo Milk Cocktail On Catalina Island
No More Of The Signature Drinks At The Airport In The Sky – What!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The frothy drink with the whipped cream topper has been playing in my head like a Jimmy Buffett song. Actually, it's more like an Eric Stone song; Eric sings a lot of tunes like Jimmy and has one that mentions this non-frozen concoction: "too … [Read more...]
Best Bars In Avalon Catalina Island Nightlife Including The Karaoke Bar & Luau Larry’s
There's this One Particular Harbor, So far and yet so near... This song by Jimmy Buffett is not about Catalina Island, but the words do apply so appropriately. Catalina Island is near the sprawling city of Los Angeles, but when one changes latitudes the changes in attitudes follows as naturally as a sailboat to a sea breeze. From drinks on Descando Beach to the "noisy bar on … [Read more...]
Like Natalie Wood, I Fell Off A Sailboat in Catalina’s Two Harbors
The Harbor Reef Bar and Buffalo Milk Cocktails Make For A Fun Party Location Natalie Wood remains a mystery 40+ years after she drowned off Catalina Island and she's got back in the news somewhat recently after a Los Angeles coroner changed her death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other underdermined factors." There's a lot of speculation about exactly what … [Read more...]
Discover the USA’s Best Dive Bar Burger Joints
Looking for the Best Burger Joints in the USA? Just Go To Your Local Dive Bar Burgers and beer go together like a frosted mug and draft. So it's only natural that in celebration of National Burger Month, which is May, PubClub.com highlights the Best Dive Burger Joints in the USA. Before diving into the dive bars, however, a certain criteria should be established. … [Read more...]