The town lies in a broad valley along the winding path of the Nooksack River which empties into nearby Bellingham Bay.
The surrounding area is filled with dairy, raspberry, strawberry, and
blueberry farms. Even though not founded by them, the region saw
significant Dutch immigration in the early and mid 1900s, spurring the
growth of dairies. Now, many of the dairies have been converted into
raspberry, blueberry, or strawberry fields.
Today, Lynden pays homage to some of its partial Dutch heritage through
locations such as buildings on Front Street,and commercial building
codes, where some businesses have been made-over with a Dutch/European
theme, complete with a windmill. Along that street, you'll find a Dutch
bakery, Dutch restaurant and numerous antiques stores. Some local
supermarkets contain small Dutch food sections, but Dutch is spoken by
very few of the town's residents today. In the last two decades, the
population has nearly doubled in size, and most of the residents are a
mix of standard American ethnicity, with Dutch being more predominate
than other ethnic ancestry.
Many of the Buildings have wonderful murals on them. Here are some.
One of the many windmills.
To see more Murals on Monday go to http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot. and enjoy
Many of the Buildings have wonderful murals on them. Here are some.
