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 longer stand the cold, probably around 5:00 PM.
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 90 s and rediscovered his love of kites during a trip to San Francisco. Like a lot of people growing up, you fly kites as kids, said Tony Jetand, known as Kite Man of Martinez. I grew up in Northern Minnesota with my little sister flying kites. I took a thirty year hiatus until I moved to California.