Category Archives: Events / Festivals

Issue 38: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

It happens every summer; for 2 days in July and for the past 12 years, [...]

Issue 38: Fighter Kite World Cup

The Call went out to all fighter kite fliers to meet at the 2004 Washington [...]

Issue 38: Cleveland Kite Festival

Kitefliers from all across the Midwest gathered on September 11-12 for the Cleveland Kite Festival [...]

Issue 38: Indiana Trick Clinic

In the winter of 2003 a program was proposed to the master kite flyer living [...]

Issue 38: Steveston Sport Kite Competitions

Whew, what a weekend we had July 24th and 25th… After a few late glitches [...]

Issue 38: Berkeley Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

Issue 38: Southern Oregon Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

Issue 38: Washington State International Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 8

This has been a truly amazing festival, and I’m sorry to say that this is [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 7

Saturday opened with the classic fog often found in the Northwest, with my money on [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 6

We’re headed into the weekend here at WSIKF, Friday morning greeted us with thick sea [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 5

Here we are for yet another glorious day of kite flying! Comprehensive kite making competition [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 4

And then the winds came… After a couple of the wonderful pastries and some coffee [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 3

Wowee! Things are starting to build, showing even greater promise for the coming weekend. Early [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 2

Events are underway!  We got up this foggy morning at 6am to make sure we [...]

2004 Washington State International Kite Festival – Day 1

“Well, as long as I’m here…” After a two hour drive from Portland with my [...]

Issue 37: Dave’s World

The reporter, in a bushy gray beard, John Deere baseball cap, and one eye-patch, leaned [...]

Issue 37: Great Lakes Kite Festival

From May 21-23, my husband and I attended our first kite festival, The Great Lakes [...]

Issue 37: Northwest SKC 2004

Registration Friday night starter the 18th Northwest Stunt Kite Championships with a friendly get-together at [...]

Issue 37: Make a Wish Fundraiser 2004

The Essex Kite Flyers held the Andrew Baxter Memorial Kite Fly for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® [...]

Issue 37: Coloring the Sky in Thailand 2004

While in many parts of the world, kiteflyers were hibernating in cold temperatures and white [...]