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Kites over the Bay add Festive Flair to Fish Creek Winter Games
By Steve Allen
Jan 5, 2010 - 1:03:44 PM

Kites over the Bay is an annual event that takes place during the Fish Creek Winter Festival. You can't miss the colorful splash in the sky right off the beach along the waterfront of this charming village.

For the 6th year in a row, internationally and nationally renowned kite fliers, makers and designers will fill the skies over Fish Creek with kites

of all shapes and sizes for Kites Over the Bay. Fish Creek Kite Company owners Toby Schlick and Val Murre-Schlick are coordinating the event sanctioned by the American Kite Fliers Association. "We'll have kite designers and makers who make beautiful kites," Schlick said. "Al Sparling, one of the most active giant kite fliers in the world will be joining us with his collection of giant kites including an 88 foot long octopus and a 90 foot trilobite."

But you don't have to be an expert to participate in the Kite "Jamboree". Anyone can fly anything. Oldsters and youngsters stand together harnessing the wind's glorious force to lift their beauties into the Door County sky. Some kites actually never leave the ground, but are in fact designed to fly from a stake in the ice. So whatever you'd like to do will probably work, and there's plenty of space. Spectators chat with the kite fliers and learn the fine nuances of the sport.

This event is fast-becoming one of the key events of the Door County winter season. It's very kid-friendly and there's a family atmosphere throughout the village. The shops are bustling and you may find some sales taking place all weekend.

Besides the kites, there are fun games played out on the ice, and they are appropriate for kids of all ages. In addition, there are dog sled rides (small fee) around a small circle course. Stay for lunch ... there are a number of outdoor vendors with hot lunches serving most of the day. If you prefer to eat inside, you'll have several choices right downtown ... The Cookery, Bayside Tavern, and the C&C Supper Club, just to name some of the local favorites. See you out there....bring the camera! And of course your kite if you like!

Event Schedule for 2010