HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) — Ever wonder how they make those Dutch wooden shoes? You won’t have to go far to find out. De Klomp Wooden Shoe and Delftware Factory near Holland showcases wooden-shoe ...
Editor's Note: This story was published in June 2020. HOLLAND — Did you know Holland once had a Wooden Shoe Factory? The business launched in the 1920s, when Chester Van Tongeren opened the Dutch ...
Ever wonder how they make those Dutch wooden shoes? You won’t have to go far to find out. Visitors to Michigan’s west coast this season will have the opportunity to see how the wooden shoes are carved ...
HOLLAND — Shoppers on Eighth Street have long been able to purchase boutique clothing, foodstuffs, postcards and supplies; but downtown Holland's newest opening is bringing authentic Dutch products ...
HOLLAND, Mich. — Tulip Time is just around the corner. A big part of the festival traditions are the wooden shoes you see the dancers wear in the parade. The shoes are called 'klompen' or 'clogs' and ...
AMSTERDAM, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one in the city of Alkmaar has shown just how widespread their use ...
Meet Holland’s most famous wooden shoemaker. Fred Oldemulders was born in 1898 near Laar, Germany, within a mile of the Netherlands border. There, his father was both a farmer and a “klompenmaker,” a ...
HOLLAND, MI — Baseball fans and Dutch enthusiasts can rejoice together this year with a special display during Holland’s annual Tulip Time Festival. During the festival, which runs May 6-14, the ...
The Dutch are well-known for their wooden shoes, but finding clogs from the Middle Ages—especially in well-preserved ...