Most people think of kites as brightly colored concoctions of paper and sticks, fluttering on a brisk April wind, trailing long streamers of cloth and ribbon. They think of children and laughter and ...

I know better now, but before I got educated, a kite was nothing more than frustration on a string, robotically attracted to telephone lines, treetops and nightmarish nosedives into the ground. With a ...

Kites were well established in the fourth century B.C. The Chinese made kites from bamboo, silk, wood and fiber. In 1749, two Scottish scientists, Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melville, fastened ...

It’s shocking how many different ways you can make a kite, and how many different materials you can use to build it. It is also shocking how destructive a strong wind can be to any form or material.

As Bermuda folklore tells it, flying kites on Good Friday became popular here after a minister flew one to illustrate how Jesus rose from the dead. Eugene Harvey doesn’t believe it. The 63-year-old ...

After a weekend of fireworks, barbecues and beaches you may be looking to slow down your summer a little. That doesn't mean you have to sit inside letting the season pass by. This weekend offers ...

File Photo Williamstown resident Don Williams, a member of the New Era Kite Club, flies a kite during last year’s New Era Kite Festival in Mineral Wells. MINERAL WELLS — The 10th annual New Era Kite ...