http://seattlest.com/2007/05/07/klompen_through_the_tulips.php All comments for Klompen Through the Tulips en-us 2009 seattle_katelyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kbhackett@gmail.com kbhackett@gmail.com 60 http://seattlest.com/2007/05/07/klompen_through_the_tulips.php#comment-1088105 http://seattlest.com/2007/05/07/klompen_through_the_tulips.php#comment-1088105 Comments Mon, 07 May 2007 15:50:02 -0800 <p>I'm a midwest expat also. In fact, for my Sophomore year Career Development quarter at Kalamazoo College, I did an internship at the Holland (MI) Sentinel. I can confirm that they take the whole thing VERY seriously, and rightly so. It's that tourism of the bluehairs throughout the midwest that is the city's biggest economy. Flowers are plentiful, but competing for the most is not the point there. It's basically a Dutch Disneyland. There's an island with a windmill which you can pay to tour. Oh, it goes on and on. I made some good friends there, but they all thought it was all laughable, or at least crazy. However, it's hard to square up the fact that Holland's population is about 1/3 hispanic... And I can guarantee the tourists won't see a single one.</p> http://seattlest.com/2007/05/07/klompen_through_the_tulips.php#comment-1088082 http://seattlest.com/2007/05/07/klompen_through_the_tulips.php#comment-1088082 Comments Mon, 07 May 2007 15:31:50 -0800 <p>No dancing?! I beg to differ! This year's street fair featured many of the best artists in Skagit County, including Howlin' Lane Fernando, Jake Navarro and Bill Cook (aka Spoonshine Duo), The Bow Diddlers, and Little Red Hen regulars Knut Bell and the Blue Collars.</p>