Kite Society of WI & IL Gift of Wings (Chicago Botanic Gardens Kite Fest)
This event is not sanctioned by the AKA
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Date & Location:
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08/13/2005 - 08/14/2005
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Chicago Botanic Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Rd
Glencoe, IL US
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Activities:
| Fun Fly | | Workshops | | Kitemaking Competition | | Fun For All Ages | | Kids Kitemaking | |
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Description:
Chicago Botanic Gardens..August 13 & 14th! KSWI in partership with Gift of Wings and the Chicago Botanic Gardens presents this very FIRST Kite Festival at the Gardens Featuring The Chicago Fire, Josh and Zak Gordon, and Paul Koepke and Kathy Brunnehl. A highlite of the weekend will be Charlie Sotich and his kite making workshop for the kids of Chicago. The festival will be located in a relatively small flying field, West of the main entrance. Kite flyers will have one nice area to fly during this event. The times are 12:00 noon until 4 pm each day. The gardens were voted as the third best attraction in the Chicagoland area, so plan to spend the entire day flying kites and visiting this beautiful Park. This is our first event and we want to make a very good impression. Their is a small parking fee. This is another wonderful kite flying event brought to you by the Kite Society of Wisconsin and your friends at Gift of Wings.....Watch for more events coming soon to the Chicagoland area. Directions: From the North..I-94 South to Hyw 41, then exit Lake Cook Rd, then East 1/2 mile. From the South..Hyw 41 to Lake Cook Rd, then East 1/2 mile. Waukegan Main Street....Kite Fly....August 28th....More info coming soon
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For additional information contact:
Scott Fisher
9955 W. ST. Martins Rd
Franklin, WI 53132
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E-mail:
Phone: 414/425-9993
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Kite Society of Wisconsin & Illinois
http://www.giftofwings.com |
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Directions:
From the city
Follow the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) west to Edens Expressway (I-94) and U.S. Route 41. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel 1/2 mile east to the Garden.
From the north
Head south on U.S. Route 41 or I-294. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel east to the Garden.
From the west
From I-90, take I-294 toward Wisconsin. Exit at Lake Cook Road and travel east four miles to the Garden.
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Comments:
The Chicago Botanic Garden is open every day of the year,
except Christmas Day, from 8 a.m. until sunset.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is owned
by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Plan your day, fly a kite and enjoy the gardens.
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