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8/1/2009 |
Our location - Holland, MI
Dutch Village |
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We spent Saturday being tourists with the Moores and Bevingtons at Nelis' Dutch Village in Holland, MI.
From their website...the theme park is a step back into the Netherlands of over 100 years ago, complete with authentic
Dutch architecture, flowering gardens, canals and windmills. The history and culture of the Dutch come to life as
our associates, dressed in native costumes including wooden shoes, demonstrate the crafts and life in those olden
days. Dutch Village |
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Getting our bearings and looking for activities and locations in the park. |
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Dutch dancers. |
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Larry and Linda Moore. |
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This is a family park with lots of activities for kids. |
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The barn with farm implements.
The horse stalls |
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The barn and replica Dutch house. Note that the barn is attached to the house, not a separate building. |
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Watching a display of making cheese.
Authentic and OLD Carousel. |
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A young lady displaying a automated pipe organ.
Mark listening to the pipe organ. |
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Making wooden shoes.
Roughing out the basic wooden shoe shape. |
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After explaining the manual method of making wooden shoes, the demonstrator also showed how the process was turned over to
machines, over 100 years ago. |
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Lots and lots of wooden shoes! |
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