'Mr. Petunia' Helped Beautify Quaint Mich. Town

In the small northern Michigan town of Charlevoix ? recently named one of America's prettiest towns by Forbes.com ? Dale Boss is known as the man who helped make it beautiful. Some call him "Mr. Petunia." He's lived in Charlevoix for all of his 80 years. Thirty years ago, he launched the effort to plant five miles of petunias through the heart of the city. The program has taken root, and every summer for the past three decades, this cheerful man has headed out at 4 a.m. seven days a week to water his beloved flowers. He's put more than 43 million gallons of water on 1,740,000 petunias.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137533704/mr-petunia-helped-beautify-quaint-mich-town?ft=1&f=1003

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