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March 06, 2019
Catalina Island Company Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Wrigley's Purchase of California's Island Escapeª
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New Guided Tours, Nostalgic Menu Items and Special Museum Exhibit Commemorate William Wrigley Jr.'s Vision for Catalina and His Investment in the Catalina Island Company
This year marks the centennial of chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.'s purchase of the Catalina Island Company. It was during this year that he fell in love with Catalina Island and began to develop it into the resort destination it is today. To commemorate this momentous milestone, visitors will be able to enjoy several new experiences, including two Anniversary Tours that take a nostalgic journey through Avalon, and a special Catalina Island Museum exhibit celebrating Wrigley's first year on the island and the decade that followed. Visitors will also be able to enjoy flashback menu items, once served at historic venues such as Hotel St. Catherine, now available for a limited time at Catalina Island Company restaurants.The Catalina Island Company launched two guided Anniversary Tours this month that visit many of Avalon's historic venues and explore Catalina's early beginnings as California's Island Escapeª.
Wrigley's Catalina is now available for booking at $39.95 for adults and $37.95 for seniors, military and children. Magnificent Mt. Ada is $69.95 for adults and $65.95 for seniors, military and children. For more information on the Anniversary Tours, please visit visitcatalinaisland.com/activity/125th-anniversary-tours. Catalina Island Museum's Wrigley's Catalina: A Centennial Celebration celebrates 1919 and the transformative decade that followed. This special exhibition, which runs through January 19, 2020, commemorates Wrigley's ambitious vision for the island by highlighting many of his improvement projects, from selling parcels of land to residents and building new homes, shops, hotels, infrastructure and utilities, to bringing his Chicago Cubs to the island for Spring Training, and much more. Guests who participate in either Wrigley's Catalina or Magnificent Mt. Ada will receive $2 off museum admission when showing their receipt. For additional information, visit catalinamuseum.org. Additionally, Catalina Island Company is giving visitors a taste of Catalina's culinary history with flashback food and drinks on all of its menus, from Avalon Grille to Mt. Ada. These period offerings were originally served in the 1920s and '30s at historic venues such as Hotel St. Catherine and the iconic Catalina Casino, and the Island Company is bringing them back in honor of the Wrigley Centennial. Built in 1918, Hotel St. Catherine was the first place the Wrigley family stayed in 1919 after purchasing the Catalina Island Company. The hotel faced the waterfront in Descanso Canyon, where Descanso Beach Club is currently located. Flashback food items at Catalina Island Company venues include:
On the horizon for 2019 is the reopening of historic Hotel Atwater, which will debut a top-to-bottom renovation in August. Named in honor of Helen Atwater Wrigley, wife of Philip Knight Wrigley, Hotel Atwater originally opened in 1920. The renovated hotel will offer a fresh inviting ambiance inspired by the personal style of its namesake, while staying true to its historic roots as a part of the Wrigley family legacy. The hotel is now accepting reservations for arrivals beginning on August 18, 2019. Also opening in August 2019, the hotel's signature restaurant, PKW Eatery + Bar, named after Philip Knight Wrigley, will thrive as a shared plate experience. More information about Hotel Atwater can be found at visitcatalinaisland.com/hotelatwater. Copyright 2019 Catalina Island Company. All rights reserved. From https://www.visitcatalinaisland.com.
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