08
Jun
DOLGEVILLE — In the 1950s, Lyndon Lyon created the first-ever double-pink African violet, setting the stage for his greenhouse in Dolgeville to ship the flowers worldwide, and making him and his flowers a household staple. “To this day, they’re still here in town, passed down through generations and they still create new violets every year,” said Crystal Napier, president of the Violet Festival Committee. “They have new breeds of violets.” In 1999, the community formed the Violet Festival to honor and celebrate Lyon, who had died in May of that year. The village still holds an annual festival the second weekend in June…
