Higher Than a Kite

Some folks have taken kite flying to a new level and it is plain awesome.  Last weekend Milwaukee's Veteran Park was the site for the 37th annual Maggiano Frank Mots International Kite Flying Festival and it was free for the public thanks to numerous sponsors.

At noon the national anthem played and 75 new Navy sailors were sworn in while a U.S. kite flag flew overhead.  Then, all those with kites were invited onto the field while 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' played over the loud speakers. (*my video below)

The nationally reknowned  2 line kite flying team champions,  Chicago Fire Kites, performed their choreographed routines. Somehow they don't get all tangled up...

 How in the world do their members not trip all over each other and remember all the moves for the various routines? Some 6 other kites teams also performed with popular and classical music. Canadians, Midwesterners, Californians, etc... Charlie Chaplin even had a routine.

There was the grace and poise of ballet like moves by the duo Pittman team. 

Duo team of Castel & Carol Pittman

Kites kissing.

 AND...

Anxiously awaiting the second dropping
of candy from above

Kids rush for the candy drop from a kite above

there were kid activities for  candy drops and t-shirts and a competition to fly self assembled kites. 

Aggie holds onto the Maggiano box kite

Cleo swims overhead.

My filming of Let's Go Fly a Kite

So much fun on a gorgeous September days at Milwaukee's waterfront.





Enjoy these youtube clips:
A Canadian Dream Team featured the SUPER GIANT   Octopus
Connor: America's Got Talent
Too Much Fun from the west coast
Chicago Kite Fire (older clip)