Category Archives: Issue 55 (Jul/Aug)

Issue 55: From the Editor

Well folks, we’re more than half way through our kiting season and it’s time for [...]

Issue 55: AKA Corner

Thirty Years ago, the members of the American Kitefliers Association gathered for the first time. [...]

Issue 55: Dave’s World: Weifang Kite Museum

The first time I visited the International Kite Museum in Weifang was back in 1989. [...]

Issue 55: Drachen Archives: Paper Japanese Kite

The Drachen Foundation often receives generous archival donations from unexpected places. Seldom is any donation [...]

Issue 55: Taming the Bull

In issue 53 of Kitelife, we brought you the Riding the Bull article, an inside [...]

Issue 55: How To Publicize Your Festival

As Editor Barresi will tell you, I occasionally get these strange “thoughts” – which usually [...]

Issue 55: Featured Store: Let’s Fly A Kite

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 55: REVisions: All Lined Up

As a person gets their very first quad kite, one of the very first lessons [...]

Issue 55: Empty Spaces: Charlie McClary

The kiting community lost an amazing character on May 4th, 2007. Well known at nearly [...]

Issue 55: Empty Spaces: Chuck Johnson

Chuck Johnson who passed away on May 31, 2007, was a good friend of kite [...]

Issue 55: Wildwood International Kite Festival

Wildwood. The birthplace of “competition” amongst sport kites and one of the longer running festivals [...]

Issue 55: Great Lakes Kite Festival

Michigan has a regular cycle of seasons. We have learned to determine the arrival of [...]

Issue 55: Windscape Festival

Many years ago, in what often seems like another lifetime, I spent quite a few [...]

Issue 55: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

It was the first time for me to go to Brookings. Can you imagine people [...]

Issue 55: Lincoln City Summer Festival

All right, we’re on the road again – this time just a hop, skip and [...]

Issue 55: Westport Windriders Festival

At times, it seems like I’m about “Festival-ed Out” with all of these fests and [...]

Issue 55: Ocean Shores Intl Kite Challenge

Well, we’re on the road again – this time we’re headed north about 180 miles [...]