Orange City Tulip Festival
In Orange City, Iowa the Dutch heritage and Dutch hospitality of the city are soon to be celebrated with the 69th annual Tulip Festival.
Don Vander Wel grew up in Orange City and was born and raised around the Tulip Festival, he says, “The excitement just keeps building with you and as you age, you age with the festival. Every year there’s a new variety, a new type is designed or a new colour combination and so you really never have a favourite.”
All varieties of tulips originate from the parent colours of yellow and red, and each visitor has a favourite among the many. Vander Wel says about the guests, “They stand here and they just go WOW and that’s what we like. We like that WOW impact.”
Todd McDonald, Tulip Festival Steering Committee Chair says, “We estimate over 60,000 tulips in Orange City.”
[Via: kmeg14.com]
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