(updated April 9, 2008!) The annual Great Lakes Kite Festival will be held May 16-18, 2008 at Grand Haven State Park in Grand Haven, Michigan. The event benefits the Children's Leukemia Foundation and features:
- Giant kites including the Giant Octopus and Trilobite kites (over 90 feet long)
- Demonstration field featuring kite ballets, performances and stunt kite exhibitions from some of the nation's finest kite teams
- Kiteboarding exhibition by the Naish Kiteboarding Team and Joe Bidawid
- Test flights of the latest and greatest kites and free kite seminars
- Indoor kite flying friday night and a night flight on Saturday
- Fighter Kite Competiton
- Moonwalk and obstacle course in the family fun tent
You can get the complete scoop on the Great Lakes Kite Festival from Mackinaw Kites. For more about Grand Haven, check out Absolute Michigan keyword Grand Haven. You can also visit the Grand Haven State Park page and click for a map to Grand Haven SP from Google.
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Here's some more photos from the kite festival, including aerial photos taken with a kite!
I am assuming that this years dates will be the 16th -18th. When will this years dates be published?
Bob Steward
We'll be posting our May calendar probably next week. It does look like May 16-18, 2008 is the date this year!
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