Robert Lassonde finds the open fields beside the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery in Hot Springs a good place to catch the wind as he practices with his quad-line sport kite in March. LITTLE ROCK — ...

The Hi-Flier Kite Co. was no fly-by-night operation. It was launched in Decatur in the 1920s by Harvey A. Sellers. He was a paper supplies salesman who made kites out of samples to amuse kids. Then he ...

The wind wasn’t quite strong enough, but the spirit was. At the inaugural meeting of the DUMBO Kite Flying Society, children as young as two had their first lesson in the aerodynamic activity, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When I meet 65-year-old Larry Owens on the Isle of Palms, he’s flying 12 kites at once. Each one ...

Cade Bradshaw has a name for that look on your face when you tease the heavens with a tethered piece of flying art. “They call it the kite flier’s smile,” said Bradshaw, an artist and kite maker who ...

residents this week as the pressure mounts in advance of Good Friday -- the most important kite flying day of the year. Of course for the traditionalist, there is only one answer -- build. Showing up ...

On a recent visit to Maritime Park, huge, colorful, bold designs line the sky above the baseball diamond. The sun is shining bright, as gorgeous kites take off toward the clouds while dancing to a ...

David Gomberg is traveling from Portland to Austin this weekend and he’s taking a kite. Kites have led this buoyant 57-year-old entrepreneur all around the globe. He swears it’s the only way to fly.

As the three-day Qingming Festival holiday approaches its end, we now explore a little more about the festival traditions. Go anywhere in China on a clear day in springtime and you're bound to see ...