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Tulip Time Reflections by a Dutch Guest in Pella
John Kuiper, a CUI student from the Netherlands, shares impressions of the 1966 Tulip Time in Pella Iowa. He praises the festival’s Dutch folklore, welcoming crowds, and performances by De Vrolijke Vrienden Zuiderzee Zingers and the Dutch Masters, noting memorable parades and interactions with visitors from across the United States and Netherlands. He hopes to return next year with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Missouri
Michigan
Illinois
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Limburg
Friesland
Utrecht
North Holland
de Vrolijke Vrienden
Merry Friends
Frank Overman
Bluemaker
Knoxville
Holland
Iowa
U.S.A