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This website is brought to you by the Angel
Island Association,
in cooperation with the California Department of Parks and
Recreation.
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Park Highlights: |
 | Save Angel Island State Park!
On May 28, California State Parks officials confirmed - 220 State Parks
will be closed unless the Legislature acts to amend or rescind Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger's budget recommendations. Among the parks slated to be closed
is our beloved Angel Island State Park. This will take you less than 5
minutes, it's quick and easy. Please send a message today at
www.calparks.org/stopclosures by using their automated form to generate a
fax on your behalf directly to the Governor and your state representatives.
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| Our calendar
of park activities was updated 06/30/09. Visit Angel Island State Park with one
of AIA's nonprofit partners - USS Potomac Cruise & Angel Island Tour Combo...
Begin your adventure with a leisurely cruise to Angel Island aboard the
Presidential Yacht USS Potomac. Enjoy a docent led tram tour of significant
historical sites around Angel Island. A Gourmet Box Lunch and beverages will
be provided on the tour. Then return on the Potomac via the San Francisco
waterfront to Jack London Square. Visit the
Potomac
Website for full details or learn more here.
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| Several paintings by members of the environmentally
friendly group "BayWood Artists"
are on display and available for sale in the AIA gift shop on Angel Island
State Park. 50% of the sales
proceeds will be donated to the Angel Island Association. Paintings can be
seen at our online gift shop. If you wish to
purchase one, please contact the AIA office at 415-435-3972 to arrange for
payment and pickup.
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| The Living History
Program, an overnight, on-island educational program for elementary
students, has completed its initial application process, but has about 20
slots left. Additional applications will be accepted through September 1, 2009. Please review
the information provided here and submit your application as soon as possible
for the best chance to get your date. The park is proceeding as though funding
to keep it open will be found.
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| On
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, a wildfire erupted on Angel Island State Park, closing it
for a week. For more information and photos, click here.
Two new articles about the aftermath of the fire --
the re-greening of the island and
rediscovered artifacts -- were published in the Marin Independent Journal
on April 5.
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 The Angel Island Immigration Station Barracks and grounds
Grand Reopening was held on February 15. For
more information, click here.
(Photo courtesy of State Parks Deputy Director Roy Stearns, California State
Parks.)
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 The Angel Island Association (AIA)
supports preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the natural and
historic resources at Angel Island State Park,
including the time and costs associated with developing and maintaining
this website. Your financial support is always welcome. Make a
tax-deductible donation
using a secure PayPal Process. Learn more
about how you can help the AIA and the park. |
| Do your shopping
online at the AIA
Gift Shop which
features books and souvenir items unique to Angel Island. Your purchases
support the preservation, restoration, and interpretive efforts of AIA.
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| If you lived here prior to 1985, please contact us
via our Past Connections page. We would
love to hear from you! |
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Angel Island State Park - Overview
Angel Island is a hilly, grass and forest-covered
island, the largest in San Francisco Bay. It is located one mile from the
Tiburon Peninsula. The park covers 740 acres and is 788 feet high at the
top of Mt. Livermore. It provides
spectacular views of Marin County, San Francisco, and the Golden Gate, and
the entire Bay Area. In addition to recreational facilities (hiking,
biking, camping, boating), it is rich in historical significance.
For over six thousand years, it was used by
Miwok Indians as a fishing and hunting site. For
almost 100 years - stretching from the Civil War
to the Cold War - the island
housed a variety of military installations, including supporting troops on
their way to and from the Pacific Theaters in WWI and
WWII. It also played a major role in the settlement of the West,
serving both as a Public Health Service Quarantine
Station, and an Immigration Station.
Today, trails and fire roads provide easy access to the
whole island, including many historic sites and breathtaking views. Tours
are available at many of the historic sites, especially on weekend days
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AIA and State Park Contact information:
(Enter the address below into your mail program and change
'at' to @.)
Specific questions about tours or facilities: aivc@parks.ca.gov
General questions or comments:
AIA at angelisland.org
Questions or comments about the web site:
Webm at angelisland.org
The site is designed and managed by: Lynn Eichinger LE at angelisland.org
Angel Island Association * P.O. Box 866 * Tiburon, CA 94920 *
(415) 435-3972 * (415) 435-2950 (fax)
The Angel Island Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
The Angel Island Association (AIA) supports
preservation, restoration, and interpretation at Angel Island State Park,
including the time and costs associated with developing and maintaining
this website. Your financial support is always welcome.
Angel Island State
Park * P.O. Box 318 * Tiburon, CA 94920 * Information line: (415) 435-1915
Volunteer Office: (415) 435-3522 * Rangers: (415)
435-5390
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