Contact Information:
GLKS
P.O. Box 331
Buffalo, NY 14205-0331
Phone: 716-649-5364
Email: kitemanruss@yahoo.com
Great Lakes Kitefliers Society
of Western New York
Our home flying field is Gratwick-Riverside Park in the City of North Tonawanda.
The public is always welcome to our kite events. Please check the calendar then come out to join in flying with us. Even if you are a spectator, be sure to introduce yourself and ask any questions that you may have. Remember...kites are for grownups too!
The Great Lakes Kitefliers Society would like to thank you for visiting our web site. Please look at the calendar pages to find a day when you can stop by to join us as we fly kites. Consider joining. Membership dues are inexpensive while the benefits are many. We welcome you with kites aloft.
The kite has remained a remarkably versatile invention for over 3,000 years. Uses for kites include: carrying men, fishing, signaling, raising torpedoes to carriages, providing gunnery targets, and aerial photography. At the turn of the century, the kite was an indispensable instrument for meteorologists. Closer to home, a kite flying contest was used to land the first cable across the gorge at Niagara Falls. This enabled the construction of the first suspension bridge over the rapids.
A renaissance in kite flying has spurred rapid growth of kite clubs, festivals, publications, and a renewed interest in the practical uses of kites. Young children to the young at heart senior citizens enjoy kiting on a year round basis. Some of our best events involve ice and winter winds.
Our members share a wide variety of interests. The single line kite fliers enjoy the quiet serenity and beauty of the outdoors and their kites. Two and four-line fliers enjoy the sport, speed and competition of maneuverable kites. There are those that take great pride in making and flying their own handmade kites. There are avid collectors who find a plethora of colors and designs available from kite makers around the world.
Whether you spend a couple dollars for a ready to fly plastic kite, or several hundred for a show kites, we all have one thing in common, the love of kite flying. Join us as we all go "Tako-Kichi" (Japanese for "Kite-Crazy").
Summer is here! Check the calendar then come out to fly!
Also note that the Summer business meetings will be at Gratwick Park.
Web Site Updates
07/06/08
Update calendar
New photos
Add newsletter
02/06/08
Update calendar
03/21/08
Update Photo Pages
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The GLKS newsletter is now online. Windwords 2nd quarter 2008