2008 Kite Flight Schedule

July 4

Family Picnic and Kite Give-away (MKS)
Friday, July 4, noon to 4 p.m.
Ball field at 500 N. Mill Street (Hwy 43)
(SE corner of N. Mill St. and Pine Meadows Lane)
Rushford, MN  55971

MKS Contact: Ken Wilkowski at 763-536-8552,
or email cheapsheep2001@yahoo.com, or call
City of Rushford at 507-864-2444

Kites to be available to residents of Rushford, MN.
Pack a lunch and join us for an afternoon of kite flying!

From Minneapolis/St. Paul to Rushford (about 125 miles), go
south on Hwy 52 through Rochester to I-90. Go east on I-90
about 31 miles to Hwy 43 (exit 249). Take Hwy 43 south about
nine miles to the ball field at 500 N. Mill Street in Rushford.

July 26

Kite Swap Meet and Picnic
(Buy-Sell-Trade kites)
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Carl Sandburg Junior High School,
2400 Sandburg Lane, Golden Valley, MN

Contact: Ken Wilkowski at 763-536-8552,
or email cheapsheep2001@yahoo.com

This is a swap meet for people interested in buying, selling
and/or trading their kites. There's plenty of field area for
test flying kites that interest you.

BYOB if interested in bringing a lunch.

From Hwy 100 in Golden Valley, exit at Duluth Street. Go west
on Dultuh St. about 1/2 mile to the stoplight at Douglas Drive.
Turn right at Douglas Drive and go north about 1/4 mile to the
stoplight at Sandburg Lane. Turn left and go uphill to the
school which is on the right-hand (north) side of the street.

August 23 & 24

23rd Annual Flying Colors Kite Festival (MKS)
Saturday, August 23, Time: TBD
Sunday, August 24 (Rain date and/or Fun Fly)
Harvest Park, Maplewood, MN

Contact: Brad Klages @651-405-6928

This event is the annual summer kite festival of the Minnesota
Kite Society. The event is still in planning. But it will include:
-Kids' Kitemaking Workshop
-Kite Flying Competitions
-Stunt Kite Demonstrations by the pairs duo of "Fire & Ice",
  featuring Kathy Brinnehl and Paul Koepke

From Hwy 36 in Maplewood, exit at Hwy 61. Go north about
1/2 mile to the stoplight at County Road "C". Turn right at
Co. Rd. "C" and go east about 3/4 mile to Hazelwood Street.
Turn right at Hazelwood Street and go south about 1/4 mile
to Brooks Avenue. Turn right at Brooks Avenue and go west
into the park.

September 13 & 14

30th Annual Frank Mots Kite Festival (KSW&I)
Weekend of Sept. 13 & 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
Veteran's Park on the lakefront, Milwaukee, WI

Contact: Scott Fisher at 414-425-9993,
or Jeff Kataoka at 414-277-9121
FFI, see www.giftofwings.com

This is the big summer kite festival of the Kite Society of
Wisconsin and Illinois (KSW&I) and is not to be missed!

 

Milwaukee, WI is about 330 miles southeast of St. Paul, MN
via I-94. Take I-94 to Milwaukee to I-794. Follow I-794 to
Lincoln Memorial Drive. Turn left at Lincoln Memorial Drive
and go north about 1-1/4 miles to the stoplight at Lagoon
Drive. Turn right and go east to the flying field.

October 26

Halloween Fun Fly (MKS)
Sunday, October 26, noon to 4 p.m.
Washburn Elementary School, 8401 Xerxes Avenue S,
Bloomington, MN

Contact: Brad Klages at 651-405-6928

This is a small club fly for Minnesota Kite Society members.
The public is welcome to participate. Kites will be available
to people who come without one.

From I-494 in Bloomington, exit at Penn Avenue. Go south
about one mile to the stoplight at W. 84th Street. Turn right
at 84th Street and go west about 1/4 mile to the school.

November 2

Dave Gangler Invitational Kite Classic
Sunday, November 2, noon to 4 p.m.
Wayzata High School, 4955 Peony Lane N, Plymouth, MN

Contact: Dave Gangler at 763-546-0388,
or Julie Renner at 952-935-8239

From I-494 in Plymouth, exit at Hwy 55 and go west to
Peony Lane N. Turn right at Peony Lane and go north
about one mile to the stoplight at Schmidt Lake Road.
Turn left and go west to the school.