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California’s Santa Catalina Island

Islands Without Cars, the unique independent travel series hosted by Kira Cook, is back for a second season! In six whimsical half-hour installments, Kira shows us what life is like on islands in the Western Hemisphere’s developed world that have managed to keep a well-worn foot in the past by restricting or forbidding the use of motorized vehicles.

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California’s Santa Catalina Island

Season 3 Episode 302 | 26m 46s | CC

Twenty-six miles off of California’s coast, Santa Catalina is a swanky pastel paradise of rolling mountains, sun-kissed bays, lush valleys and fantastic entertainment and sports history that began in 1919 when chewing gum entrepreneur William Wrigley Jr. bought nearly every share of the Santa Catalina Island Company and then invested millions building an infrastructure to realize his vision.

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