Tulip Festival Enjoys Perfect Timing

Fear not! The show will go on! A blustery cold and wet spring has caused quite concern with potential Tulip Festival visitors this year.  The Tulip Festival office has fielded a number of inquiries this spring regarding everything from tulips to whether or not we’d even have a festival.  In short, the answer is yes.  There will be a Tulip Festival with beautiful tulips!

Many visitors also call to ask what specific day the tulips will actually bloom.  On one such call, Chamber Director Mike Hoffman replied, “Well, you’d have to ask the man upstairs.”  To this the caller responded, “Is that a different number?” 

Thankfully, the man upstairs orchestrated the weather just perfectly. This spring’s cool, wet weather was reminiscent of the Netherlands tulip growing season and helped to contribute to the overall growth and success of this year’s tulip patches.  Even with the lateness of this year’s festival, the tulips will be at their prime just in time for those three special days the third weekend in May. 

   Photo taken May 15, 2011

Tulips are just starting to bloom and should be in full bloom in time for the festival

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