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mafootje Says: This mill was completed in July 2002 and is now an eyecatcher in the historic village. You won't find a larger working windmill in the whole of the US. The mill was constructed in parts in the Netherlands by the Lukas Verbij firm from Hoogmade. It was then assembled by two...
nd2golfmor Says: One of the best golf courses anywhere! It is a must play for any golfer! Very affordable - great service - excellent food served in the Grille on the Green!
BLSM Says: Every May in Pella is a riot of color with all the tulips. So Pella celebrates with Tulip Time the first Thursday, Friday and Saturday in May.There are Parades with the required street washing before the arrival of the Tulip Queen and her court. Also Dutch dance...
Royal Amsterdam Hotel (705 East First Street )
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J. Benjamins Casual Cuisine: Good food ... not so dutch....
mafootje Says: This restaurant is located in the Royal Amsterdam hotel in downtown Pella...We hoped to find some dutch food over here but unfortunalty the didn't.Instead of that they serve italian style food, steaks, fish and chops. In the center of the restaurant they have a bar. When we...
Grille on Green at Bos Landen: Great steaks, pastas, sandwiches and salads!
nd2golfmor Says: Great steaks, pastas, sandwiches and salads in a casual setting overlooking the 18th green of Bos Landen Golf Club! Create your own pasta on Friday nite and prime rib on Saturday nite are local favorites!
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The shop on the outside like you would find in historic Netherlands or in Amsterdam Canal house. The frontage goes down from the center like double stairs.
Inside you'll find a counter on your left in the middle and along the walls are all kinds of dutch products, like soup, drop, cookies and more...
The family has been baking for Pella since 1899 when Herman Jaarsma imigrated to Pella and brought the dutch recipes with him.
What to buy: You can get almost anything you would get in a dutch bakkery. They have dutch letters, dutch spice cookies (speculaas koekjes), Almond Butter Cake. They also sell some Delfts Blue in the store...
What to pay: The prices are a bit higher then you would pay in the Netherlands..
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 727 Franklin Street Pella, Iowa 50219
Phone: 641-628-2940
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In the many shops in Pella you can find "delfts blue" and dutch treats....
They have windmills, tiles, Amsterdam Canal houses wooden shoes and more....
Beside that you can even buy "korrels", chocolate and more dutch imported food.
But can we say that these are local customs ? I think for Pella they are maybe not everyone eats "Boerenkool met worst" but i bet there are a few that really do that.
I wouldn't know it sure seems like it, this town has taken on the dutch customs as if they were their own.
Picture taken june 10, 2004
Updated Apr 4, 2011
One of the best golf courses in the state of Iowa is located in Pella - Bos Landen Golf Resort - "Great Golf in the Land of the Woods" - Bos Landen is a beautiful golf resort nestled in 350 acres of rolling hills. Very affordable and always open to the public.
The "Grille on the Green" restaurant serves great steaks, pastas, sandwiches and salads in a casual setting overlooking the 18th green.
The conference center can accomodate up to 225 people.
The "Bos Bunker Lounge" is Pella's only non-smoking sports lounge and is a great spot to watch a game on TV, play indoor golf, pool, darts or foosball.
Written Jan 2, 2007
Address: 2411 Bos Landen Drive
Phone: 641-628-4625
Website: www.boslanden.com
mafootje Says: 1935 was the first year the Tulip Time festival was held in Pella. The streets of downtown Pella are lined with tulips during this three day festival during the beginning of may.During this festivals there are lots of things to see free of any charge. Besides the tulips you...
BLSM Says: In the center of the business districtis Central Pank with many tulip beds, the windmill, the Tulip tower, a Civil War stature and a 1900's fountain. There are many benches around the park for sitiing and viewing of the flowers. The windmill is used an Info center during the...
BLSM Says: The Tulip Tower in the center of Pella. It is the main stage for many activities of Tulip time. There are concerts in the summer held there. During Tulip Time streamers with the colors of the Dutch flag are flown.
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After a trip from Kansas City to Des Moines we sat in our hotel room going over some booklets we took from the visitor center. I did see something about a mill will getting the leaflet at the center...
Pella-a bit of Holland in Iowa
http://www.pella.org/ Pella is home to Central College, Pella Corporation(windows), Vermeer Manufacturing(Farm equipment) and many other business. Tulip Time is a celebration of the Dutch heritage...
I grew up in Pella, alot of my friends went to Central College here, and my folks still live on the north end of town.
My Mom was born and raised here, and my Grandparents lived here until they died in the early '80s and '90s. My Grandfather, Kenneth H. Bean, founded the Marion County State Bank in Pella in the late...
Darla was born & raised in Pella. This town is steeped in Dutch history and tradition. We attend the Tulip Time festivities every year.
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