Saint Mark

Saint Mark Parish is Grenada's smallest territory by both area and population—yet contains the island's highest peak and tallest waterfall. Mount Saint Catherine rises here as Grenada's summit, while Tufton Hall Waterfall cascades through the interior. The fishing village of Victoria (population ~4,000) serves as the parish center, offering nutmeg processing tours since Gouyave's facility stopped allowing visitors. The parish faced economic crisis in 2004 when Hurricane Ivan devastated the nutmeg industry, eliminating 250 local jobs; the community responded with the 'Sunset City Food Fest' in 2007, following the Fish Friday model of converting cultural identity into tourism revenue. Saint Mark's compact size and relative isolation from Saint George's urban pull have preserved its character—but also concentrated vulnerability. The parish embodies the Caribbean paradox of small island states: superlative natural features (highest mountain, tallest waterfall) alongside extreme economic fragility when hurricanes or commodity price shocks hit.