What is more fun than watching a kid fly a kite on a windy day? How about watching a whole sky full of kites sent airborne by professionals? And kids?
If you attend the first ever Kites on the Harbor: Grand Marais Kite Festival on Saturday, May 5, you will get your chance to see some great kites in flight over the harbor.
The all-day kite festival will feature professional kite flying demonstrations from a trio of professional kite fliers from the Twin Cities, a group fly as well as kids’ activities and live music at various locations throughout Grand Marais.
Avid kite fliers from the Twin Cities, Mitch Kiel along with his friends Richard Masak and Pam Hodges, will be in downtown Grand Marais demonstrating kites between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. They will primarily be in the Coast Guard parking lot, 315 S. Broadway.
Depending on wind conditions, they may also fly in other locations around downtown Grand Marais.
The trio of Kiel, Masak, and Hodges are all members of the American Kitefliers Association (AKA) and have been flying kites professionally for many years at kite flying festivals and national conventions across the United States, Canada and overseas in Singapore.
A kids’ kite-making class will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a group fly to follow.
These events will be held through Fireweed Bike Co-op, which is located near the Coast Guard parking lot. Fireweed will sell kites and kite-making kits throughout the weekend.
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