Back in March of 2012, I attended my first, Green Bay Winterfest in Downtown Green Bay, on Broadway and one of the features of the event was Kites over the Fox River which was put on by the Wisconsin Kiters Club. It was bitterly cold, but these brave souls banned together....and let it fly....literally. When I got home, I checked the web and Facebook and became fast friends with some of the fliers. Just recently I attended the Shawano Kite Festival, which you see representations of some of the kites here. They had a little trouble with flying the bigger kites and kites with the bigger tails, but they marched on with smaller versions. You see....kiters never give up. They have their small kites, their medium kites, their large kites and their add-ons. They have different size and weight lines. And they have everything with them...at all times. They almost always have a "kite-making" class for kids where ever they go and they are the most welcoming group I have ever had the pleasure of joining. Ed and Bob are the official/unofficial group leaders and posters for the site and have a real love for the sport. The Shawano Kite Festival, was also host to the Chicago 180GO Stunt Flying Team....though at the time I was there, we really didn't see much action....they needed more wind. And there were also Hot Air Balloons....gotta love anything that is airborne (can't remember an EAA event that we missed) the bad news: I definately missed the hot air balloons, we headed out after the rain.
The good news: The Hot Air Balloons will be back and so will the Wisconsin Kiters Club. This weekend at the Wausau Municipal Airport see the hot link below for an events listing: http://www.wausauballoonrally.com/eventpage.html
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