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03 May 2007: Pella, Iowa, is less than an hour away from Des Moines. It is a town of Dutch heritage. Tulip Time is celebrated the first weekend in May.

When we visited this town, we enjoyed Dutch pastries and a tour of the working windmill imported from Holland.

The Pella window and door factory and headquarters is located here. There is a museum and old town square where Wyatt Earp's boyhood home stands. In the museum, there is a huge detailed miniature Dutch village. I especially liked the Christmas scene.

Click on the image to view more snapshots taken in Pella and photos of our travels in the USA in our online gallery hosted by Smugmug.