Kite Festival, Kite Flying, Kiting

‘Kite for Sale… Hardly Ever Flown’

โ€œKite available. Never Flown.โ€ โ€œKite - Like new. Only flown once or twice. โ€œKite for sale. Unopened.โ€ 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’

Kite Festival, Kite Flying, Kiting

When I First Hit the Ice for Some Serious Kiting

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...

Community, Kite Festival, Kite Flying

Wisconsin Library Reaches for Sky in Celebration of East Asian Cultures

More than 200 childrenโ€™s kites filled the sky this year as part of the Waupaca Area Public Libraryโ€™s summer program focused on...

Community, Kite Festival, Kite Flying, Kiting, Winter

Kiters Set to Make a Spectacle on Upper Midwest’s Frozen Lakes

Ah, winterโ€ฆ Snowmen, snowball fights, sledding, skiing, hockey, ice fishing, kite flyingโ€ฆ Wait, what? Kite flying? Yes, kite flying! Check out these winter kite festivals...

Kite Festival, Kite Flying, Kiter, Kiting

Kite Flying is My Other Passion

I love to fly kites, especially the opportunity to fly large kites over the great state of Wisconsin. Iโ€™m a proud member of the award-winning Wisconsin Kiters and the American Kitefliers Association. Whether flying in a handful of kite festivals across the Midwest or out on my own, I always find a creative way to capture...