Saturday, August 12, 2017

Chicago Botanical Garden Kite Festival

All different kite types of shapes and colors to choose from during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

All different kite types of shapes and colors to choose from during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

James Johnson (right), from Gift of Wings Kite Store in Milwaukee selling all different types of kites during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Friends and families line up to watch the professional kite flyers perform a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Kathy Brinnehl of Chicago Fire Kite Team (yellow) and Paul Koepke of Fire & Ice, Pairs Kite Team (grey) perform a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Friends and families came out to watch professionals fly kites as well as trying it themselves, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Paul Koepke of Fire & Ice, Pairs Kite Team (grey) and Kathy Brinnehl of Chicago Fire Kite Team (yellow), perform a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Paul Koepke of Fire & Ice, Pairs Kite Team (grey) and Kathy Brinnehl of Chicago Fire Kite Team (yellow), perform a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)


Friends and families came out to watch professionals fly kites as well as trying it themselves, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)





Nick Stephenson of 180 GO! Kite Performance Team (red) performs a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Nick Stephenson of 180 GO! Kite Performance Team (red) performs a demo during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)











Friends and families came out to celebrate the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Friends and families came out to celebrate the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Friends and families came out to celebrate the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Donte Eskew, 5, of Chicago (middle) trying to get his kite take flight, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Donte Eskew, 5, of Chicago (middle) trying to get his kite take flight, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Donte Eskew, 5, of Chicago (middle) checking his kite after a few flight attempts, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Genevieve Bugler, 8, of Lincolnshire, holds her kite up ready to take flight, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Jaden Santiago, 6, of Vernon Hills, trying to get his kite take flight, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Jaden Santiago, 6, of Vernon Hills, trying to get his kite take flight, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)





Friends and families came out to watch professionals fly kites as well as trying it themselves, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)

Friends and families came out to watch professionals fly kites as well as trying it themselves, during the Kite Festival at Chicago Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Glencoe.  (Mark Kodiak Ukena/Pioneer Press)



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