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January 2006 January 1, 2006 2 3 4 5 6 January 7, 2006 Cool Fool Kite Festival Veteran's Park Milwaukee, WI Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar KONE Free Indoor Kite Fly Lynn Tech HS, Lynn, MA Contact: Gary Quinton January 8, 2006 9 10 11 12 13 January 14, 2006 POSTPONED! The ConnectiKITER Annual Meeting has been moved to February 12. Oregon Kitemakers Retreat Twin Rocks, Oregon Oregon Kitemakers Retreat Twin Rocks, Oregon Treasure Island Kite Festival Treasure Island, FL Oregon Kitemakers Retreat Twin Rocks, Oregon Chili and Chinese Gift Exchange RAF Richmond, VA Contact: Shirley Husz NYKE - Kite Making Workshop Normand Girard 'Alien' Contact: Jeremy Johanesen January 15, 2006 16 - MLK 17 18 19 20 January 21, 2006 Treasure Island Kite Festival Treasure Island, FL Oregon Kitemakers Retreat Twin Rocks, Oregon Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter January 22, 2006 23 24 25 26 27 January 28, 2006 St. Augustine Sport Kite Classic Contact: Rob Autry Eastern League St. Augustine Sport Kite Classic Contact: Rob Autry Eastern League January 29, 2006 30 31 St. Augustine Sport Kite Classic Contact: Rob Autry Eastern League TIDE information The Kite Weather Page

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February 2006 060217 February 1 2 Ground Hog Day 3 February 4, 2006 TIDE information The Kite Weather Page NYKE - Frozen Breezes Lake George, NY Contact: Jeremy Johanesen Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar February 5, 2006 6 7 8 9 10 February 11, 2006 NYKE - Frozen Breezes Lake George, NY Contact: Jeremy Johanesen OSEK Kite Making Workshop Cleveland, OH Contact: Bob Lockhart 8th Annual Special Olympics Massachusetts Passion Plunge Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA Contact: Greg February 12, 2006 13 14 15 16 17 February 18, 2006 OSEK Kite Making Workshop Cleveland, OH Contact: Bob Lockhart ConnectiKITER Annual Meeting Contact: Richard Bromley Lincoln Birthday RWB Fly PJPII Park, Boston MA Contact: Ralph Reed MKS Kitemakers Retreat February 19, 2006 20 21 22 23 24 February 25, 2006 Newport's Winterfestival Kite Fly First Beach (Easton's Beach) Newport, RI 12 noon to 2 PM Contact: Steve Santos Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter MKS Kitemakers Retreat MKS Kitemakers Retreat Sea Side Kites KTAI "2005 Retailer of the Year" Appreciation Open House 1:00 to 4:00 pm Contact: Greg Stormboarding Kitestorm Sand Bar State Park Milton, VT Contact: Rachael Click here for Kitestorm Page KONE Annual Meeting Contact: Glenn Davison KONE Free Indoor Kite Fly Lynn Tech HS, Lynn, MA Contact: Gary Quinton February 26, 2006 27 28 Sea Side Kites KTAI "2005 Retailer of the Year" Appreciation Open House 1:00 to 4:00 pm Contact: Greg Stormboarding Kitestorm Sand Bar State Park Milton, VT Contact: Rachael Click here for Kitestorm Page TIDE information The Kite Weather Page

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March 2006 March 1 2 3 March 4, 2006 Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference Port Townsend, WA Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference Port Townsend, WA NYKE - Annual Meeting and Playsail Repair Workshop Contact: Jeremy Johanesen March 5, 2006 6 7 8 9 10 March 11, 2006 ConnectiKITER Annual Meeting Third try! Contact: Richard Bromley Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference Port Townsend, WA MAKR 18th Annual MAKR Lorado Taft Field Campus/NIU Oregon, IL March 12, 2006 13 14 15 16 17 March 18, 2006 18th Annual MAKR Lorado Taft Field Campus/NIU Oregon, IL St. Patrick's Day Fly Hampton Beach, NH Contact: Ralph Reed March 19, 2006 20 21 22 23 24 March 25, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter Smithsonian Kite Festival Washington, DC March 26, 2006 27 28 29 30 31

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April 2006 April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 1, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Airwaves Kite Fest Voice of America Park Contact: Jerry McGuire NYKE Icebreaker Fly Medusa, NY Contact: Jeremy Johannesen Daylight Saving Time begins tonight for some of us. Set clocks AHEAD one hour, before  going to bed. April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 2, 2006 3 4 5 6 7 April 8, 2006 Airwaves Kite Fest Voice of America Park Contact: Jerry McGuire Cherry Blossom Festival With O-Dako from Shirone Cherry Blossom Festival With O-Dako from Shirone Contact: Harold Ames Stunt Kite Tricks Clinic AMA, Muncie, IN Contact: Jason 13th Annual Kite Fly Zenia County Fairgrounds Zenia, OH Sat. Contact: Russ April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 9, 2006 10 11 12 13 14 April 15, 2006 Winchester Kite Festival Winchester, VA Contact: Stoney ConnectiKITERS Monthly Fly Rainy Day Fly Savin Rock West Haven, CT Contact: Richard Bromley Good Friday Kite Day in Bermuda ROANOKE 8th Annual Green Hill Park Family Kite Festival Roanoke, VA Contact: Terry Murray Easter Weekend Kite Fly Bug Light , S. Portland, ME Contact: Tony Heeschen April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 16, 2006 17 18 19 20 21 April 22, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter Easter Weekend Kite Fly Bug Light , S. Portland, ME Contact: Tony Heeschen Patriots Day Fly Fort Taber New Bedford, MA Virginia Beach Kite Festival Virginia Beach, VA Conact: Doug Charleville North Coast Championships & Midwest International Kite Expo Mentor Headlands Park Contact: Vern Balodis Youngstown Kite Festival Youngstown, Ohio 11 AM to 3 PM April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 23, 2006 24 25 26 27 28 April 29, 2006 Sherwood Island Kite Festival Sherwood Island State Park Westport, CT Exit 18 from I-95 Contact: Peter O'Gorman North Coast Championships & Midwest International Kite Expo Mentor Headlands Park Contact: Vern Balodis Perry Farms Bourbonnais, IL MASKC/MIKE Ocean City, MD Contact: Roger Chewning Eastern League April is National Kite Month. Register NKM Events at www.NationalKiteMonth.org. April 30, 2006 Autism Alliance of Metro West Kite Day at BOSE Mountain Framingham, MA Contact: Nannette Ohman Perry Farms Bourbonnais, IL MASKC/MIKE Ocean City, MD Contact: Roger Chewning Eastern League

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May 2006 May 1, 2006 2 3 4 5 May 6, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar NYKE Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY Contact: Jeremy Johannesen May 7, 2006 8 9 10 11 12 May 13, 2006 NYKE Shaker School Workshop Niskayuna, NY Almost Mother's Day Kite Fly Bristol, RI Contact: Ralph Reed 19th Annual Family Kite Festival Veterans Park, Milwaukee, WI May 14, 2006 15 16 17 18 19 May 20, 2006 ConnectiKITERS Monthly Fly Mother's Day Fly Hammonasset State Park Madison, CT Contact: Richard Bromley 19th Annual Family Kite Festival Veterans Park, Milwaukee, WI Hammonasset Kite Festival Hammonasset StatePark Madison, CT Contact: Gary Engvall Fort Knox Fun Fly Prospect ,ME Contact: Tony Heeschen May 21, 2006 22 23 24 25 26 May 27, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter East Coast Sport Kite Championships & Wildwood International Kite Festival Wildwood, NJ Contact: Roger Chewning Eastern League May 28, 2006 29 30 31 East Coast Sport Kite Championships & Wildwood International Kite Festival Wildwood, NJ Contact: Roger Chewning Eastern League Wildwood Contact: Roger Chewning Eastern League

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June 2006 June 1, 2006 2 June 3, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar June 4, 2006 5 6 7 8 9 June 10, 2006 Jeanne Reed HS Graduation Fly Bristol, RI Contact: Ralph Reed John Jay Homestead State Historic Site Katonah, NY 11 AM to 4 PM Contact: Claire Kuhlmann B.A.S.K.C. Boston Area Sport Kite Championship Millenium Park, Boston, MA Contact: Greg Eastern League June 11, 2006 12 13 14 15 16 June 17, 2006 B.A.S.K.C. Boston Area Sport Kite Championship Millenium Park, Boston, MA Contact: Greg Eastern League ConnectiKITERS Monthly Fly Red, White & Blue Fly Harkness State Park Waterford, CT Contact: Richard Bromley Flag Day Kite Fly PJPII Park Boston MA Contact: Greg Summer Heat Air Festival Muncie, IN Summer Heat Air Festival Muncie, IN Kites over Keuka Keuka Spring Winery 10 AM to 5 PM Details June 18, 2006 19 20 21 22 23 June 24, 2006 Summer Heat Air Festival Muncie, IN Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar NYKE Father's Day Fly The Crossings Park, Colonie, NY Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter ODSKC Marc Conklin Dorey Park Richmond, VA Eastern League Bangor Kite Celebration Bangor, ME Contact: Ralph Reed Spectacle Island Opening Kite Fly Boston Harbor, Boston, MA Contact: Greg June 25, 2006 26 27 28 29 30 ODSKC Marc Conklin Dorey Park Richmond, VA Eastern League

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July 2006 July 1, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar July 2, 2006 3 4 5 6 7 July 8, 2006 Red, White & Blue Fly Nantasket Beach Hull, MA Contact: Greg Newport Kite Festival Newport, RI Contact: Steve Santos CANCELLED Un-official flying will still take place. Georges Island 'Bugs' theme Boston Harbor, Boston, MA Contact: Greg Michigan Sport Kite Classic Lake Erie Metro Park Rockwood, MI Sponsored by 4SKC Contact: Lynn Gipson July 9, 2006 10 11 12 13 14 July 15, 2006 Newport Kite Festival Newport, RI Contact: Steve Santos CANCELLED Un-official flying will still take place. ConnectiKITERS Monthly Fly Brenton Point State Park Newport, RI Contact: Richard Bromley Georges Island 'Bugs' theme Boston Harbor, Boston, MA Contact: Greg Michigan Sport Kite Classic Lake Erie Metro Park Rockwood, MI Sponsored by 4SKC Contact: Lynn Gipson Liberty Kite Festival Liberty State Park Jersey City, NJ July 16, 2006 17 18 19 20 21 July 22, 2006 Liberty Kite Festival Liberty State Park Jersey City, NJ Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter South County Balloon Festival University of Rhode Island Kingston RI Contact: Forrest Cary ConnectiKITERS Night Fly! Savin Rock, West Haven, CT Contact: Richard Bromley July 23, 2006 24 25 26 27 28 July 29, 2006 South County Balloon Festival University of Rhode Island Kingston RI Contact: Forrest Cary Georges Island Marine Animals theme Boston Harbor, Boston, MA Contact: Greg July 30, 2006 31 Georges Island Marine Animals theme Boston Harbor, Boston, MA Contact: Greg

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August 2006 August 1 2 3 4 August 5, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar KONE Regional August 6, 2006 7 8 9 10 11 August 12, 2006 NYKE BBQ Medusa, NY Contact: Robin Johannesen August 13, 2006 14 15 16 17 18 August 19, 2006 ConnectiKITERS Christmas in August Jim (Chef Jaques) is cooking! $8 a person if you wanna eat. Harkness State Park Waterford, CT Contact: Richard Bromley ConnectiKITERS Night Fly! Savin Rock, West Haven, CT Contact: Richard Bromley August 20, 2006 21 22 23 24 25 August 26, 2006 Black Swamp Air Force Maumee Bay State Park Oregon, Ohio Contact: Kevin Kilgoar Burlington, VT Contact: Paul Carpenter August 27, 2006 28 29 30 31

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