Tulip A Day @TulipADay (All Platforms)

My hometown is known for hosting the biggest annual Tulip Festival outside of the Netherlands. Every year over 120,000 Tulip Bulbs are donated from the Netherlands to Albany, NY as a remembrance of our Dutch heritage. We were the Capital of Nieuw Nederland (New Netherlands Colony) for over 50 Years before the British colonized New York. When the Netherlands were occupied by Nazi Germany during WW2, the US Armed Forces & our allies liberated the Free Netherlands, this triggered the first Tulip Bulb gift and for 75 Years we have continued the tradition. I am a descendant of 2 different Dutch settlers of the Capital District and its a unique part of my heritage. 

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The Tulip Festival is held in beautiful Washington Park every May for Mother's Day weekend and has seen upwards of 90,000 visitors over the weekend Festival. A state fair atmosphere with food vendors, local artists, a beer garden, multiple concert venues and stage performances, and families for days in a dog-friendly park in the New York State Capitol, a day trip from New England or NYC/NJ/PA. The various Tulips, apple trees, lilacs & other flowers are a great opportunity for photographers like myself, as well as the Moses Fountain, and you can easily capture 1,000 images in 1 or 2 visits. So i post a "Tulip A Day" to the Socials as a way to uplift people and bring a smile to their day, while carrying on our traditions and bringing attention to my city & state!