"Maxi"-sized Show Kites Turns out wookies aren’t the only things that can pull people’s arms out of their sockets. Large show kite flying is dangerous. We’ll get into how they’re anchored in a park or on a warm sunny beach at another time. It’s winter! So, here’s a brief look at how those yahoos make… Continue reading Fly These Kites by Hand and You’ll be Gone in a Second
“Kite available. Never Flown.” “Kite - Like new. Only flown once or twice. “Kite for sale. Unopened.” Hear that? It's hardly flash fiction or a six word memoir. No... it's music to my ears. I mean, how else am I EVER going fly some of my favorite kites on such a modest budget... much less,… Continue reading ‘Kite for Sale… Hardly Ever Flown’
In late 2017 I came away with a 30ft X 88ft maxi gecko kite from an online auction held by the Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites. Next stop, the Color the Wind Kite Festival in Clear Lake, Iowa at the invitation of festival founder, Larry Day...
More than 200 children’s kites filled the sky this year as part of the Waupaca Area Public Library’s summer program focused on...
Ah, winter… Snowmen, snowball fights, sledding, skiing, hockey, ice fishing, kite flying… Wait, what? Kite flying? Yes, kite flying! Check out these winter kite festivals...
Michael K. Sherman 