Did you know that lentils provide more folic acid than any other unfortified food? That lentils have been found in the tombs of Egypt dating back to 2400 B. C.? And that Pullman, Washington has celebrated the National Lentil Festival each year since 1989?
Lentils may be small, but the Lentil Festival is a big deal. The drive through the Palouse is always beautiful and the people of Whitman county are super friendly. If you’re visiting from the “coast” (western Washington), remember to stash your purple and gold under the seat. This is Cougar country!
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- Olympia Visitor and Convention Bureau director George Sharp
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- Mount Ranier to the left, wind turbine to the right
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- float in the Lentil Festival parade
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- kids ready to get the parade started
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- Main Street was lined with spectators for the Lentil Fest parade
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- Pullman is Cougar country!
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- 3on-3 basketball tourney
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- WSU band preps for the parade
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- Magician Jeff Evans at the Lentil Festival
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- Look who showed up in Lentil Land – Tase T. Lentil!
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- Great bands, loads of vendors, and delicacies made with lentils.
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- Beautiful views along Highway 26
It was nice seeing my friend George Sharp, director of the Olympia Visitor and Convention Bureau, at the festival. (George was the former director of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and was once involved in planning the Lentil Fest.) I also met a fan from my previous visits to the Neill Public Library in Pullman.
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