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20 Years of Marin Community Clinics’ Summer Solstice Celebration 

Marin Community Clinics celebrated 20 years of its Summer Solstice gala, raising over $175,000 to support healthcare for local families.

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by Emma Robertson | Partner Article | Photos by Chris Constantine
2 weeks ago
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The Best Fundraising Events in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best fundraising event.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026
Marin Agricultural Land Trust hikers.

The Best Environmental Nonprofits in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best environmental nonprofits.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026
An art gallery

The Best Arts Nonprofits in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best arts nonprofit.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026

The Best Animal Care Nonprofits in Marin

Whether you’re looking to adopt a pet or for an animal care charity to support, these nonprofits take good care of the community’s animals.

A woman in a blue shirt and large brimmed white hat stands with a dog.
by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026

The Best Youth Services in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best youth services.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026
A group of food servers.

The Best Food Insecurity Nonprofits in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best food insecurity nonprofit.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026
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The Best Family Service Nonprofits in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best family services.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026

The Best Elder Services in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best elder services.

by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026

The Best Educational Nonprofits in Marin

Our guide to where to find Marin’s best educational nonprofit.

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by Mimi Towle, Jessica Gliddon and Emma Robertson
July 1, 2026
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Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners, 2025
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Marin Roots, SF Plates: 3 Chefs Bringing North Bay Flavor to the City
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When Death is a Part of Life: How Death Doulas Use Love, Ritual and Courage to Reshape the Way We Say Goodbye
When Death is a Part of Life: How Death Doulas Use Love, Ritual and Courage to Reshape the Way We Say Goodbye
Why We Love Larkspur: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About This Friendly, Fascinating City
Why We Love Larkspur: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About This Friendly, Fascinating City
In the Company of Giants: How an Annual Trip Hosted by WILDCOAST Protects Whales
In the Company of Giants: How an Annual Trip Hosted by WILDCOAST Protects Whales
Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners in Giving, 2024
Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners in Giving, 2024


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A few of our favorite things happening in Marin th A few of our favorite things happening in Marin this August! Swipe through for festivals, events, and can’t-miss happenings this month and save this post — you’ll want to come back to it. 

New weekend guides dropping every week, so stay tuned for what to do each weekend.

#ThingsToDoInMarin #MarinEvents #MarinCounty #MarinMagazine #AugustInMarin
Best of the County party 2026 is officially in the Best of the County party 2026 is officially in the books 🎉 It was every bit as fun as it looked — thank you to everyone who came out and made this our best turnout yet!

A huge thank you to our premium sponsor, Cadillac, as well as our incredible sponsors and partners: Alto Tiburon Veterinary Hospital, FACE FOUNDRIÉ, Bank of Marin, Graffeo Coffee, SDI Insulation and Fireplaces, Golfery, Jyzen, 38 North Design Co., 2717 Bar Service, J Vineyards & Winery, Tam Tavern, Airsun, Piatti, Sausalito Liquor Co., SnapFiesta, Prismic Photography, The Documattarian, Tarot with Kimber, Stacy Scott Catering, Kate’s Single Batch Toffee, and Cultivar. @robertmondavi and @alphalit.northbay

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It’s a shark, it’s a dolphin... no wait, it’s a ha It’s a shark, it’s a dolphin... no wait, it’s a harbor porpoise 🐬 After more than 80 years, they’re back in the Bay — and nearly 300 now call it home, according to Bill Keener of The Marine Mammal Center. Save this for the best spots to see one yourself 

📸 Bill Keener

#HarborPorpoise #SFBay #BayAreaWildlife #MarinMagazine #GoldenGateBridge

We get why people get confused 

Once gone, now back — and thriving

Our favorite kind of happily ever after? The Bay Area kind.

This is what a comeback looks like 🌊

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Marin doesn’t just have nature — it has nature you Marin doesn’t just have nature — it has nature you can’t find anywhere else on Earth 🌱

If you spot one out there, we want to see it 🌿 Tag @marinmagazine #MarinNative

 📸 Tim Porter

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From a mole that only lives on Angel Island to a lily that blooms exclusively on Ring Mountain’s serpentine soil, meet the 5 species that call Marin County home and nowhere else. Swipe through ➡️

Found only on Angel Island — this subspecies of mole exists nowhere else in the world.

📸 Quimfont (CC-BY-NC 4.0)

Named for the mountain it calls home, this manzanita grows exclusively on Tam’s slopes.

📸 Tom Hilton (CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Not actually a beaver — this ancient rodent species is unique to the Point Reyes peninsula.

📸 Steve Redman (MORA)

The Tiburon Open Space Preserve is one of only two places on Earth to see this flower.

📸 Tom Porter

This delicate lily blooms only on Ring Mountain’s serpentine soil.

📸 Tom Hilton (CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
It’s official 👏 The 2026 Best of the County result It’s official 👏 The 2026 Best of the County results are here!

Congratulations to all the amazing businesses that were voted onto this year’s Best of the County. Swipe to see who made Readers’ Choice!

Check out all the Best of the County businesses in our bio 🔗

#MarinMagazine #MarinCounty #MarinBestOfTheCounty #ReadersChoice #MarinBusiness
Did the Photographer Shoot North or South? If your Did the Photographer Shoot North or South? If your answer was south, you’re wrong.

At first glance at the above photo, locals will think they’re looking south toward San Francisco. Not so. In 1925, this photographer was pointing their camera north toward Marin’s vast and empty hinterlands. At the time, the county’s population was roughly 34,500 folks; today it’s around 254,500.

There also wasn’t a Golden Gate Bridge. Its construction wouldn’t be started for another eight years in 1933 and wouldn’t be completed until 1937. Furthermore, Sausalito’s main street wasn’t called Bridgeway; back then, the main drag was named Water Street.

On the far right, the Princess Theater was just beginning to show “talkies.” And beyond the Princess Theater, where the building sign says Hotel Restaurant, is where @cultivar_sausalito (a sister site to the Marina’s famed restaurant Cultivar San Francisco) recently opened. Heading north, at lower left in the photo, was (and still is) Princess Street. Why so many Princesses? According to the Sausalito Historical Society, it’s because in 1868 the first ferry ferryboat that brought San Franciscans to Sausalito was named Princess. So the road to the ferry terminal became, and still is, Princess Street.

Then in 1875, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad brought trains to Sausalito and the ferry terminal was moved to its present location at the foot of El Portal. However, according to Marin: A History by Barry Spitz, ferry service was somewhat inadequate. “By the late 1920s,” Spitz writes, “Motorists waiting for a return ferry to San Francisco on summer Sundays had to endure extremely long lines. At least once they went clear back to Corte Madera.”

Moral of the story: Some things never change.

✍️ Jim Wood

📷 Sausalito Historical Society

#marinmagazine #marincounty #marinhistory #sausalito
Climbers have a term for that one person who won’t Climbers have a term for that one person who won’t stop giving unsolicited advice — and it’s not what you’d guess. Scott Sklar, owner of Gravity Vault Marin, breaks down “spray beta” — one of his favorite pieces of climbing lingo. Watch his full interview on YouTube for more of his answers, and read the whole story in “Chasing the High Ground” 

🔗 link in bio.

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POV: you traded your desk for a chalk bag. Marin M POV: you traded your desk for a chalk bag. Marin Mag editor Emma Robertson took to the walls at Gravity Vault Marin — her first time ever on a climb. Read the full story, “Chasing the High Ground” 

🔗 link in bio

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From coastal crags to indoor gyms, Marin’s rock cl From coastal crags to indoor gyms, Marin’s rock climbing scene is booming 🧗‍♀️🌊 We talked to local climbers, gym instructors and community leaders about what’s drawing so many people to the sport — and why the community itself might be the biggest draw of all. 

Full story on the link in bio 🔗

✍️ Emma Robertson

📷 Natasha Dale (Gravity Vault Marin) and Michael Calabrsse

#marinmagazine #marincounty #rockclimbing #marinrockclimbing

Climbing is an inclusive sport — find classes suitable for any age or skill level at Gravity Vault Marin.

Try starting with bouldering! This sans-equipment climbing method can be translated both indoors and outdoors.

Climbing spots in and around Marin:

📍Vent #5, Stinson Beach
📍St. Helena
📍Castle Rock State Park, Los Gatos
📍Berkeley Crags
📍Ring Mountain, Tiburon
📍Black Sand Beach, Marin County
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