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Spanish Fork Kite Festival
An AKA Sanctioned Kite Festival
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Date & Location:
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09/05/2008 - 09/06/2008
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Mountain Side Plateau
2912 South Spanish Oak Drive
Spanish Fork 84660, UT US
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Activities:
| Kite Art Exhibit | | Fun Fly | | Fun For All Ages | | Kids Kitemaking | |
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Description:
Guest Kite Fliers: Berkeley Kite Wranglers & the Kiteman Productions Show Team from Orlando Florida (more to be added in the near future)
General Description: This will be a unique event celebrating kites, wind driven and wind powered devices held on a plateau on a mountainside just outside Spanish Fork Utah. The plateau is the site of The Spanish Fork Gun Club. The Gun Club is located near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon ; in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, overlooking the beautiful Utah Valley. There are great camping sites with hook-ups close by.
This kite festival is being held in conjunction with the ribbon cutting of the largest wind generator project in the State of Utah. We suspect there will be wind because Edison International has built multiple 500' tall wind generators in the canyon just next to kite site. There is also a beautiful reservoir on the site where Kiteman Productions Show Team will perform with their kites flown behind watercraft. This will be a rare opportunity to see this unique form of kite flying on the West side of the country.
The governor and legislators of Utah will be present. The Utah Clean Energy Commission will also be on site to help educate the public. We will be attempting to break a Guinness record with the most number of windmills (6',9' and 12' three blade) ever assembled in the same location. Windmills are being sold in advance of the event to businesses in Spanish Fork to help raise sponsorship money for the event.
This location offers a rare stunning view over a expansive valley surrounded by snow capped mountains. I believe this will be a unique mountain kite flying experience for all attending.
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For additional information contact:
Elaine Hansen
40 South Main St.
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
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E-mail:
Phone: 801-798-5000 x-39
Fax: 801-798-5005 |
| http://www.spanishfork.org |
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Comments:
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This event is being organized with the help of Bruce Flora from Kiteman Productions in Orlando. Please feel free to contact him with any questions relating to kites for the event. Please call at 407-948-5478 or e-mail: bruce@kiteman.net
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