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Kites Catch the Wind Over Ocean Park

Wind Festival dates back to 1967.
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Wind Festival dates back to 1967.
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Vivianne and Jack Cogan got crafty at kite-making clinic.
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Vivianne and Jack Cogan got crafty at kite-making clinic.
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Hunter Creanga (in foreground) is ready to launch her kite.
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Hunter Creanga (in foreground) is ready to launch her kite.
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Festival judge Peggy Sturdivant and organizer Holly Alaimo with prizes.
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Festival judge Peggy Sturdivant and organizer Holly Alaimo with prizes.
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Missis Biskis; Don Groover, Ellen Biskis, and Buck Shank, perform in the bandstand.
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Missis Biskis; Don Groover, Ellen Biskis, and Buck Shank, perform in the bandstand.
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Milana, Malvino and Alessandra Saloparu.
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Milana, Malvino and Alessandra Saloparu.
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Blue skies over Cottage City.
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Blue skies over Cottage City.
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Newlyweds Jean Makurat and Len Pond fly flags to mark Sept. 11.
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Newlyweds Jean Makurat and Len Pond fly flags to mark Sept. 11.
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WInd catches bubbles.
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WInd catches bubbles.
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Boy Scout Byron Laird.
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Boy Scout Byron Laird.
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Emily Sturdivant won for her Gazette kite.
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Emily Sturdivant won for her Gazette kite.
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Best wind sculpture winners Jim Callahan and Sheryl Bower.
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Best wind sculpture winners Jim Callahan and Sheryl Bower.
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The wind festival delights each September as the winds pick up and everyone heads to Ocean Park with all manner of wind-related flyers — kites, Frisbees, even bubbles.



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