The Whidbey Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade featured Grand Marshal Steve Jacobs and kicked off with a kissing and blessing of the Blarney Stone with Pastor Linda Tucker of the Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church.
A procession in green

The event, a rebrand of Oak Harbor’s 55-year-old Holland Happening tradition, is making its debut.
If you’re a fan of TV scavenger shows, then you’ll want to hurry to Freeland on Saturday, May 3.
Five places on the island will be participating in this celebration of sculpture in all its forms.