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district. This place may also be referred to as Malibu Islet and Malibu Rapids. This was the site of the Malibu Club, formerly a private resort which is today a

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camp. Malibu is at the mouth of the

Princess Louisa Inlet Princess Louisa Inlet (''swiwelat'' in Sechelt language, she shashishalhem) is a fjord on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), Sunshine Coast and within the ''swiya'' (world, "Territory") of the Sechelt Indian Band, shíshálh ...

and Swaywelat

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Bands 12 and 12A. It is only accessible by

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or by

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History

Thomas F. Hamilton began construction of the Malibu Club in 1940, named after his yacht, the MV ''Malibu''. This was the first of a planned series of resorts throughout

. The club opened in July 1941, but its operations were suspended until the end of

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in 1945. From that point until 1950, the facility was open as a premium resort. Visitors included John Wayne, Senator John F. Kennedy, Barbara Stanwyck, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope. The club faced financial problems due to the limited transportation access and the limited two-month window of good weather. In 1948, a polio death and related quarantine further damaged business prospects. Hamilton's Malibu Club was closed in 1950.

, a Christian association, agreed to purchase the facilities from Hamilton in December 1953Hitz 2003, p. 137 and has operated the Malibu Club facility since. Hamilton had put a $1 million price tag on the property, but sold it to

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, the founder of Young Life, for $300,000 after visiting other Young Life camps in the area.

Climate

Footnotes

References

* Hitz, Charles W. (2003). ''"Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet"''
Sitka 2 Publishing
Kirkland, WA. .

External links

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Young Life Malibu ClubMalibu Hydro Web Site
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