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Swan Island Dahlias Festival 2019

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Swan Island Dahlias Festival 2019

Since I’ve lived in Oregon, there are a few annual activities I never miss. One of them is the Swan Island Dahlia Festival each August. Such beauty! Like little living fireworks everywhere you look. The farm, tucked in the northwest corner of Canby, Oregon, is one of the preeminent dahlia sellers in the county, and the festival is their catalog come to life. Really worth a visit.

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Swan Island Dahlia Instameet, August 2016

We in the Portland Instagram group had an instameet today at the Swan Island Dahlia Festival in Canby, Oregon. There we saw thousands of gorgeous dahlias in the blazing summer sun. 

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Swan Island Dahlia Instameet, August 2016
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Swan Island Dahlia Festival, 2017

In Canby, Oregon, a small farm called Swan Island has declared itself the dahlia flower capital of America. Once you visit, and walk through the explosions of color, it's hard to disagree. The only creatures happier there than flower-loving photographers are the bees. They ecstatically buzz like electrons around every flower... 

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Swan Island Dahlia Festival, 2017