Editing Marrowstone, Washington (section)

==Arts and culture==

The Nordland General Store is Marrowstone's only source of [[groceries]]. It is arguably the focal point of Marrowstone; on maps the town of Nordland (the address of all Marrowstone residents) is usually located at the site of the Nordland General Store. It is located across Flagler Road from Mystery Bay, near the center of Marrowstone Island. It was severely damaged by fire in November 2020, but reopened in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptleader.com/stories/nordland-general-store-facing-an-uncertain-future,72152|title = UPDATE: Nordland General Store facing an uncertain future| date=November 11, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |orig-date=May, 2024 |title=Nordland General Store reopens with new model |url=http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/nordland-general-store-reopens-with-new-model/ |work=Peninsula Daily News}}</ref>

===Festivals and events===

For approximately 100 years, Marrowstone has held its annual Strawberry Festival in June. Residents and visitors enjoy strawberry shortcake at the Nordland Garden Club Building. The Marrowstone Island Community Association hosts the Strawberry Festival each year. It meets about 7 times throughout the year at the Nordland Garden Club Building. Strawberries were once grown all over Marrowstone and can be found growing wild on the island.

On Memorial Day weekend, island residents bring their tractors to parade them in front of the Nordland General Store.

The [[Seattle Youth Symphony]]'s Marrowstone Music Festival - now called Marrowstone Summer Music and held on the campus of [[Western Washington University]], in [[Bellingham, Washington]] – was held at [[Fort Flagler]] on the northern end of Marrowstone Island from 1958 until 1989.  Until 1975, it was called the Pacific Northwest Music Camp.

The [[neo-pagan]] [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]] performs a modern [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] play at Fort Flagler over [[Easter]] weekend each year.