Color the Wind Kite Festivals

Color the Wind Kite Festivals
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Thank you for visiting our website!  Here you will find colorful photos and information about the Midwest's largest winter kite festival, "Color the Wind".  In addition, we'll provide you with information about other festivals in which we've participated in the past.  You may contact us through our email address:  kiteman@netins.net or by telephone at: (641)-357-5516.

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2012 Poster photo courtesy of Chris Dodson

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"Buddy", our 40' Tall Teddy Bear!

 Last Year..............

In 2012, the big kites were grounded because there wasn't enough wind to inflate them. But this is something all kite festivals have to deal with: not enough wind, too much wind, erratic wind, snow, rain, etc. We, like you, were disappointed that we couldn't put on the spectacular show you have come to expect!

We were very grateful, though, that our guest stunt kite teams carried on with their ultralite kites and put on great "kite ballets" choreographed to music. These were great exhibitions of talent and we're happy to tell you that both teams (Fire and Ice and 180Go) are returning to entertain you this year.

 This Year.................

The 12th annual Color the Wind Kite Festival had to be cancelled.  High winds, rain, warm temperatures  and the aerators located at the downtown seawall combined to melt the ice on the lake, hence we had no flying field.  Other locations used in the past have proven to be unsatisfactory for many reasons and so we made the decision to cancel rather than attempt to relocate. We do plan to hold Color the Wind on  the third Saturday in 2014 and hope you can join us for the fun!

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