HOLLAND, MI -- Tulip Time is renowned for the colorful sight of millions of tulips, but the festival doesn’t really start until you hear the sound of hundreds of clogs clomping. This year the festival ...
Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.
HOLLAND, MI -- The tulips are, of course, the star of Holland’s annual flower festival. They’ve received national and international accolades. But the colorful and vibrant Dutch Dancers ‘klompen’ ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are only 10 clog makers left in the Netherlands hand-carving wooden shoes. And there are even fewer clog painters. The ...