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Thanks for the help in editing, jwrosenzweig. I'm trying to familiarize myself with editing pages and thought I'd start with home little home island.

The Seattle Youth Symphony has a summer program called Marrowstone that's been around since 1943, apparently. It's held at Western Washington University in Bellingham nowadays, but does anybody happen to know if the Marrowstone Music Festival gets its name from this place? If the camp was originally held here, it would be a worthwhile piece of information to add. --Michael Snow 22:12, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

You're right about the citations, but what do you do to cite personal experience living on the island and information from talking to relatives? This is a very small area and no one writes down what goes on.

I personally know the following is true from experience

January 1 since 1994, residents and visitors have gathered on the dock in front of the Nordland General Store for the Polar Bear Dip, organized by store owner Tom Rose. Water temperatures are in the forties (Fahrenheit) and air temperatures are about the same.

Firecrackers are lit by Jerry Rowe, traditionally shortly before noon, to encourage newcomers to jump early. T-shirts are printed each year to commemorate the event.

And I found a general date-related cite in the Peninsula Daily News.Andrewrowe

This I don't know about -- is a local's word enough?

Beginning in 2006, the Polar Bear Dip created knit caps to warm the heads of those who braved the bay. Wet hair was a requirement to be allowed to purchase one of these souvenir caps.

For the last few years, Marrowstone Island's own "Miss Behavin'" has graced the Polar Dip with her presence, sharing bright pink lipstick with the ladies and kissing many men[citation needed].Andrewrowe