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The sea
Triumph and tragedy
Retired fisherman at the sea
By Shelley McPhee
Colorful gardens, beautiful man-made ponds and lakes are
often found near many Dutch -Canadian homes, While Dutch
people have a great love for flowers and plants, they also
have a special fondness for water landscaping which fullfills
more than an affection for outdoor beauty: For the Dutch,
water has a special meaning.
Perch'ed on the edge of risen from a swampy bogtoe agriculturally, artists hay
py tally
and commercially rich nation. Water has always been•part of
the Dutch existance and will continue to do so, as the people
maintain their endless struggle against the sea. The low-
lying country with its fields of bright tulips is always ready,
with dams guarding the land, and the mills and pumps on
duty, in endless perseverance against the powerful ad.
versary.,
Holland is known Around the world for windmills, easily
spinning in the summer breeze, and dikes, holding back the
hungry seas. However these quaint Dutch symbols are more
than mere tourist attractions and national emblems. They
have ensured Holland's survival, preventing the country
from being deluged in a torrent of salt water.
The Dutch have strived to turn nature's destructive force
to their favor, The sea offers an unobstructed path to in-
ternational trade and communiciation and the rivers and
canals provide an internal network for cultural and com-
mercial transportation throughout the country.
Despite its ruthless attacks, on the land, and. the constant
labor and costs that stack up against the sea, the Dutch have
managed to take a handicap' and use it to their best ad-
vantage, W)th j core than 100 lakes, aIt connected.by rivers ut
canals, Holland is known in tourist books and brochures as a
paradise for water sport enthusiasts, naturalists and lovers
of beautiful scenery.
In its small expanse, Holland is bursting with activity and
offers swimming, -sailing and water-skiing, fishing and en-
dless hours of bird watching and the serene, peaceful beauty
of tree lined canals.
It's a personal, deeply -embedded feeling that the Dutch
people have for . water, it has been a major, part of their
triumphs and their tragedies. Such an affiliation isnot easily
• dismissed and today the Dutch -Canadians still remember.
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