If you want to see flowers, you can't go wrong in Holland, Michigan during Tulip Time. Every year the city blooms with flowers from over 300,000 tulip bulbs which are planted in anticipation of their annual festival.
Although my mom's family was from Holland and she often spent summers there as a girl, I had never visited during Tulip Time. This year the Great Lakers Chapter of RVing Women was attending the festival, so I jumped at the chance to join in on the fun. We stayed at the pleasant and convenient Dutch Treat Campground in Zeeland, just a short drive from the sights.
At Veldheer's Tulip Farm, our first stop, we visited their gardens and wandered about their fields of flowers. I didn't see anyone tiptoeing through the tulips but there were a lot of people taking pictures and jotting down information about the bulbs they wanted to buy when they visited Veldheer's store. I was able to resist the tulip bulb and klompen (wooden shoe) buying opportunity, but broke down when offered cookie samples in the gift shop. I came home with banket (an almond-paste filled pastry), chocolate-dipped shortbread and my childhood favorite, windmill cookies.
After the farm, we went downtown where the flower-filled parks and streets were full of activity. The costumed dancers, crafters, trolleys, tourists and volunteers provided plenty of opportunities for entertainment and people watching.
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