Colonel Murray Memorial Kite Festival (Col. Murray Kite Fest)
This event is not sanctioned by the AKA
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Date & Location:
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05/06/2000 - 05/07/2000
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Sunset Hill Farm County Park
US 6 & Meridian Rd.
Chesterton, IN US
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Activities:
| Fun Fly | | Workshops | | Fun For All Ages | | Kids Kitemaking | |
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Description:
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The Col. Murray Memorial Kite Festival & Flea Market has been extended to two full days of kite flying, family fun, and kids activities. This is the festival’s 3rd year as a free fun fly. Close to the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan, this event is turning into a must attend event. This event been used as a "shake-out" event for flyers prior to the major summer season. The folks in the region are given an opportunity to see demonstrations and attend workshops on kite flying as a hobby. If enough interest would like to have a night fly, also. This year we hope to attract aerial photography kite flyers as the late Col. Murray proposed & designed Kite Photography back in 1899 for military and survey work. Venders contact Porter County Parks & Recreation Department.
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For additional information contact:
Jan Mertl, Special Events Coordinator
155 Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383
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E-mail:
Phone: 1-465-3586
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Directions:
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Located between Valparaiso & Chesterton Indiana, near I-94, I80/90, and US Rte.30 Chesterton Exit South from I-94 & I-80/90 to US 6 West 1 mile to Meridian Rd., Sunset Hill Farm County Park is on the south side.
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Comments:
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Jan Mertl, Special Events Coord. 219-465-3536 Mark Jaeger, Festival Organizer 219-926-6777 Festival Hotel: Super 8 219-929-5549
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