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Marrowstone Island Real Estate and Area information

This picturesque island, in the Puget Sound, is rich in natural beauty. Fort Flagler State Park, Mystery Bay State Park and East Beach County Park are wonderful areas to experience majestic vistas and abundant wildlife. The center of this sleepy Island community is the Nordland Store. This nostalgic general store carries everything from your morning latte to vintage toys. Canoe and Kayak rentals are also available. Beach combing, crabbing, clamming, fishing, hiking or kite flying are also popular activities. The island offers 2 public boat launch areas as well as 2 docks for temporary moorage.

Organizations such as the Island Garden Club, Friends of Fort Flagler and Marrowstone Island Community Association provide the island residents many opportunities to socialize with their neighbors. Every year the Strawberry Festival, held at Fort Flagler, brings the islanderÕs together for a picnic, games for the children and strawberry shortcake for all. Another annual attraction is the New YearÕs Day polar bear dip.

The island is conveniently accessed by a bridge to Indian Island and then a land bridge connecting the two islands. Marrowstone is close to the services and shopping in Port Hadlock and only 20 minutes to the Historic Victorian Seaport of Port Townsend with its many shops and restaurants to the North. The resort community of Port Ludlow with its world class golf course is only 15 minutes to the south. Continue south another 30 minutes to Silverdale, with itÕs large shopping mall, home depot and Costco. A day trip to Seattle is only an hour drive to the Ferry. Drive or walk on and enjoy a relaxing 30 minute sailing across the Puget Sound to downtown Seattle. Enjoy a day of shopping, museums, a baseball or football game, or a concert.

Health services include a 45-bed hospital, air and land ambulances, 31 doctors covering 20 areas of medical practice, 15 dental specialists and 92-bed nursing home all service the Marrowstone, Port Townsend, Port Ludlow and surrounding areas.