Lake Red Rock Balloonfest: Hot Air Balloons, Lake Views, and Summer Magic in Pella, Iowa
There’s something extra special about watching hot air balloons lift off near the water. At Lake Red Rock Balloonfest, colorful balloons rise above one of…
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Tulip Update: How Pella’s Tulips Look After the Recent Storms
If you’ve been planning a trip to Pella to see the tulips, you’re probably wondering the same thing a lot of people have been asking:…
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🌷 Tulip Time Festival in Pella, Iowa
Each spring, Pella, Iowa comes alive in a way few towns can match. Streets, parks, and historic landmarks burst into color as hundreds of thousands…
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Harvey Railroad Bridge
It’s an old railroad bridge that now serves as a narrow level B road over an old channel of the Des Moines River. During the…
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See one of the tallest observation towers in the Midwest
Cordova Observation Tower sits on the north shore of Lake Red Rock in Marion County, Iowa, and is one of the tallest observation towers in…
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Kerstmarkt: Pella’s Dutch Christmas Market (2025)
Several years ago, a few community members from Pella, Iowa, went to the Netherlands to experience traditional Dutch Christmas markets and brought the idea back…
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Pella’s fantastic evening lighted parade
Most evening-lighted parades in Iowa happen during the month of December – but if you’re looking for a lighted parade during warmer weather, be sure…
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Pella from above
You’ve probably seen Pella’s beauty from the ground many times, perhaps when walking the park to explore the tulips or walking the streets to shop…
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My favorite Pella tulip photos
As winter breaks and spring temperatures rise, Iowans look forward to landscapes turning green and flowers starting to bloom. That includes the thousands of tulips…
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How to know when Pella’s tulips are in bloom
Every spring, Iowans start watching the calendar and the weather… waiting for one thing: tulip season in Pella. Warmer temperatures, greener landscapes, and thousands of…
