Tucked away in the northwest corner of Iowa dwells a unique blend of communities--rich in Dutch culture, and abundant in hospitality. Orange City and it's surrounding towns have excellent education, medical care, industry, retail, and housing. Orange City and Alton are clean and safe communities. They boast a strong family atmosphere, plenty of arts, sports, and recreation, as well as spiritual growth (with 11 churches in Orange City alone).
Orange City and Alton are proud hosts of several recreational activities and facilities. Between the Orange City Arts Council, the Orange City Chamber of Commerce, local parks and recreation organizations, along with groups in surrounding communities, there is usually something going on somewhere close by. And for those wanting a facility to host their event, they won't have to look very far. A listing of some of the area recreational highlights are to the right.
Orange City is the home of annual Tulip Festival. With visitors from all over the state, country, and even Holland, this is the time that Orange City shows off it's true Dutch heritage. In 2000, the date of the Tulip festival will be May 18, 19, and 20th. Events are planned for the entire weekend including an art exhibit, a dutch street organ, horse-drawn street car tours, wooden shoe demonstration, quilt show, flower show, straat fest, parade, puppet theatre, Klompen Dancers, performances of "Oliver," Siouxland Boys Choir, road race, and that's not even the half of it. If you're anywhere during this weekend, make sure you're in our corner of Northwest Iowa enjoying Dutch food, dancing, music, sites, culture.
Orange City and Alton are proud of their vast array of performances and events throughout the year. Orange City has many facilities including the town hall auditorium, community band- shell and center park, Northwestern College Christ Chapel, multiple Northwestern College auditoriums and gymnasiums, two high school facilities and one elementary school facility. Events include Summer Art Fest, ice cream socials, community band, gala evenings, storytelling, intrumentalists, songwriters, dancers, crafts sales, and many more.
- Windmill Park
- Veterans Park
- Jaycee Park
- Alton Roadside Park
- KinderSpeelland
- Swimming Pool at Landsmeer Golf Club
- Tennis courts (inside and out) at Northwestern College
- Landsmeer Colf Club (Orange City)
- Sioux Golf and Country Club (Alton)
- Veterans Park (baseball, in-season ice rink)
- Puddle Jumper-nature trail
- Rowenhorst Student Center (Northwestern College: indoor track, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts)
- Track (Northwestern College: indoor and outdoor)
- Dunlop Park (fishing)
The Orange City/Alton area house two nice camping areas, with more not too far away.
Veterans Park (Hwy 10, Orange City) Alton Roadside Park (Hwy 10, Orange City)
Orange City is the host of a unique 18 hole golf course, Landsmeer Golf Club. Landsmeer, Dutch for "Lake of the Land," reflects both the Dutch heritage of the Orange City area, and the golf course itself. The 160 acre course features rolling hills, native grasses, two lakes, streams, and very reasonable prices.
Featured Services:- Golf Shop
- Driving Range
- Lessons
- Club House
- Corporate/Group Outings
- Sioux County Court House (Downtown, Orange City)
- Century Home (Albany Ave, Orange City)
- Indian Artifacts
- The Little White Avenue (Central Ave, Orange City)
- Zwemer Hall (Northwestern College, Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Neo-Gothic Church (Alton)
- Sioux County Heritage Center
- Historical Walking Tour (Chamber Office, Downtown, Orange City)
Orange City and Alton are both blessed with having some excellent and successful businesses, including everything from apparel to imported dutch food. There is also some very successful industry in the area, such as Civco (an innovative maker of medical technologies) and Diamond Vogel (a popular paint manufacturer), and more.
- Dutch Colony Inn (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Super 8 (Hwy 10, Orange City)
The area's "shop at home" atmosphere, along with the many annual events such as the Tulip Fesival and make Orange City, Alton, and the surrounding areas an exciting place to live.
Following area some of the area's restaurants and hotels. We can provide you with a full listing of businesses upon request.
- De Koffie Boon (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- The Dutch Bakery (Downtown, Orange City)
- Hardee's (K-64, Orange City)
- Hatchery Restaurant & Lounge (Downtown, Orange City)
- Nederlanders (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Northwestern College (DeWitt Center, Hwy 10, Orange City)
- O.K. Cafe (Downtown, Alton)
- Pizza Hut (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Pizza Ranch (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Subway (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- Taco John's (Hwy 10, Orange City)
- American Reformed Church - 407 Albany Ave. SE Orange City
- Bethel Christian Reformed Church - 341 South Main Ave. Orange City
- Calvary Christian Reformed Church - 709 5th St. SE Orange City
- Dover Avenue Alliance Church - 417 3rd St. NE Orange City
- Faith Lutheran Church - 710 8th Street SE Orange City
- First Christian Reformed Church - 408 Arizona Ave. SE Orange City
- First Reformed Church - 420 Central Ave. NW Orange City
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church - 221 3rd St. SW Orange City
- Living Water Community CHurch - Hwy 10 Orange City
- New Hope Evangelical Free Church - 718 Florida Ave SW-Highway 10 West Orange City
- Redeemer Alliance Reformed Church - 718 Florida Ave. SW Orange City
- St. Mary's - 10th St. Alton
- Trinity Reformed Church - Albany Ave. Orange City
Orange City has many options and services for medical care for you and your entire family. This includes primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, geriatrics, as well as others.
The Orange City family practice physicians' style of medicine is very personalized. The local physicians retain a close working relationship with area specialists in referring patients, many of those specialists take advantage of the Outpatient Clinic right in Orange City. There are also clinics in Hospers and Paullina, which are staffed by both physicians and nurse practitioners.
- Orange City Medical Clinic - 1000 Lincoln Circle SE Suite 100 Orange City, Iowa
- Orange City Hospital - 1000 Lincoln Circle SE Orange City, Iowa
- Hospers Medical Clinic - 102 Third Ave. S Hospers, Iowa
- Mill Creek Family Practice - 5616 460th Street Paullina, Iowa