Another year, another Tulip Festival in Orange City. Even though the weather wreaked havoc on the plants, the Siouxland festival itself, as always, is a delight. A good crowd and the friendly natives meant for a nice weekend outing.
[…] Fall is a time of year I dearly love. The crisp autumn air, the colors as the leaves turn on the trees, the smell of wood smoke from fire places on chilly mornings and the of hot cider inviting a guest inside a house to chase the chill away. I took a couple quick trips up to Orange City north of where I live and saw the trees just beginning to turn. I hope that it is a slow fall, with the bouquet of colors lasting a couple of weeks or more, and not dropping to the ground overnight. Orange City is home to one of the Tulip Festivals in Iowa. Off the downtown area there is a small park, Windmill Park. It is fun to watch the towns people dressed up in costume and giving visitors a taste of their Dutch Heritage. […]
I live in the Siouxland area that encompasses a wide swatch of land in northwest Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. The people that inhabit this area are generous folk and your basic honest, Midwestern people you like to have as neighbors. I explore the area and share observations, mostly photographic, sometimes through video, and and short text. All images and video are copyrighted material of the author.
Jerry Mennenga, Sioux City, Iowa
jerrylmennenga@yahoo.com
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