Category: showkites

Kite Flying, Kiting, showkites

Take a Flying Leap!

Michael K. Sherman

My earliest kiting memories. What? When did this happen!? …That was me doing a double-take in Milwaukee’s Veterans Park in July of 2016. I’d never seen giant show kites, or anything like them. The evolution of kiting as I’d experienced it moved from paper to plastic and then to just about EVERYTHING in rainbow colors… Continue reading Take a Flying Leap!

Kite Flying, Kiting, showkites, Winter

What kind of Yahoo Flies Kites in the Middle of Winter?

Michael K. Sherman

Ahhhh… There’s nothing like being on a beach with a warm breeze, a drink in your hand and your best kite in the air. I know because kiting in the Midwest is nothing like being on a beach with a warm breeze. In fact, many of us non-coastals get our kicks in the middle of… Continue reading What kind of Yahoo Flies Kites in the Middle of Winter?