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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Catalina Cubs

Chicago millionaire William Wrigley brought excitement to the Catalina Island every year, when his Chicago Cubs baseball team came for spring training each season through the late 1940s. A ball field was built and visitors came from Los Angeles and other California cities to watch the "Catalina" Cubs.

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La Grange
28:18
Huell travels to the small town of La Grange to see an amazing part of our states history.
Gold Rush Medicine
28:19
"Doctors” of the Gold Rush did the best they could to care for California's immigrants.
Shasta Dam
27:17
Huell and Luis get a behind the scenes look at this engineering marvel of Shasta Dam.
Aztec Wigwam
27:15
Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel.
Mule Days
25:47
Citizens of Bishop, California, set aside an entire week to pay tribute to… the mule.
Barns
27:21
Huell visits famous barns across California.
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