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On Monday, January 1, 2024, New Years Day, the Kite Society of Wisconsin & Illinois, and Gift of Wings are presenting our 37th Annual “COOL FOOL KITE & SNOW CARVING FESTIVAL”, The First Kite Festival of the New Year! This 37 year Milwaukee tradition will take place in Veterans Park, on Milwaukee’s usually warm and windy lakefront. The kite festival is free to the public and will start at 11:00 am just prior to the Polar Bear’s jump into Lake Michigan, and will run until we can no...

2023 is coming to an end, and there are plenty of activities taking place to help you celebrate.

The Cool Fool Kite Festival returns to Veterans Park for its 37th anniversary.

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KGO) -- The world-famous Kite Man of Martinez is taking flight once again. Tony Jetland was grounded by a work injury. Now, he has made a comeback and is flying his world-class custom kites thanks to the kindness of his community. By day, Tony Jetland runs a general contracting company and by night, he flies his one-of-a-kind kites for fun. He moved to the city of Martinez in the late 90s and rediscovered his love of kites during a trip to San Francisco. "Like a lot of people...