Each spring, the Dutch community of Pella comes alive as thousands flock to the Iowa town located just 40 minutes east of Des Moines, Iowa. The first festival which is held each year the first full weekend of May took place in 1935 and has grown every year since. The community does a tremendous job of telling its story. The town of more than 10,000 people comes alive with more than 300,000 tulips that create a sure sign of spring. The festival is what you would expect from a