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Photos: Time for Tulips in Pella

Hannah Nikkel, 14-months, of Pella admires the pretty tulips on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. Tulip Time, the town's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage in the community, begins this week.
Hannah Nikkel, 14-months, of Pella admires the pretty tulips on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. Tulip Time, the town's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage in the community, begins this week.
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Monica Wagner, a painter from Clive, paints a tulip scene in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Monica Wagner, a painter from Clive, paints a tulip scene in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
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Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
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Marvin Yoder of Bloomfield finishes up spreading chinking to the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Marvin Yoder of Bloomfield finishes up spreading chinking to the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
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A squirrel finds a morsel of food in Central Park in Pella as people walk along a path lined with tulips on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
A squirrel finds a morsel of food in Central Park in Pella as people walk along a path lined with tulips on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
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Some tulips were damaged by heavy rainfall recently in Pella, but Tulip Time festival organizers are ready for the annual celebration to kick off this week.
Some tulips were damaged by heavy rainfall recently in Pella, but Tulip Time festival organizers are ready for the annual celebration to kick off this week.
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The Tuttle log house, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
The Tuttle log house, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Monica Wagner, a painter from Clive, paints a tulip scene in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Monica Wagner, a painter from Clive, paints a tulip scene in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Tulips color the sidewalks, store fronts, and parks in downtown Pella on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Tulip Time, Pella's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage kicks off this week.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Joe Yoder, 15, of Bloomfield, stirs chinking for the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Joe Yoder, 15, of Bloomfield, stirs chinking for the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Marvin Yoder, left, and Howard Yoder, both of Bloomfield, make repairs to the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Marvin Yoder, left, and Howard Yoder, both of Bloomfield, make repairs to the Tuttle log house on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. The Tuttle home, which was built in 1843, is the first log cabin built in the Pella area, and will be open for tours this year during Tulip Time.
Bryon Houlgrave/The Register