Presented here is a collection of photos taken over a 5 year period at the large kite festival held every Labor Day weekend at Callaway, NE. For more info go to: http://www.callaway-ne.com/. <a href="http://www.midwestwindskitefliers.org/festivals.html" TARGET="_blank">Click here to return to "Festivals". http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0030edited-1600/84202894_D5BDf-Ti.jpg http://elmon.smugmug.com/gallery/1709252_Mdq8P/ 2006-07-26T14:07:40Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Sometimes it can get very windy.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84202894_D5BDf" title="Sometimes it can get very windy."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0030edited-1600/84202894_D5BDf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sometimes it can get very windy." title="Sometimes it can get very windy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:38:17Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0030edited-1600/84202894_D5BDf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Don Murphy gets ready to launch his 19ft rokkaku. ©2004 Betty Suhr</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84242935_rnku6" title="Don Murphy gets ready to launch his 19ft rokkaku. ©2004 Betty Suhr"><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-26edited/84242935_rnku6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Don Murphy gets ready to launch his 19ft rokkaku. ©2004 Betty Suhr" title="Don Murphy gets ready to launch his 19ft rokkaku. ©2004 Betty Suhr" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:36:35Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-26edited/84242935_rnku6-Th.jpg 2003-09-01 02:31:54 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />These kids had to try hard to find some shade!</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84242947_Y3vyT" title="These kids had to try hard to find some shade!"><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-05edited-1600/84242947_Y3vyT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="These kids had to try hard to find some shade!" title="These kids had to try hard to find some shade!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:33:49Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-05edited-1600/84242947_Y3vyT-Th.jpg 2005-09-04 13:09:51 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Elmon's powersled.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84242976_CNepG" title="Elmon's powersled."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-25edited-1500/84242976_CNepG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Elmon's powersled." title="Elmon's powersled." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:32:14Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-25edited-1500/84242976_CNepG-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 12:15:26 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Sky display and spikey ball.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84242987_BgE24" title="Sky display and spikey ball."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-27edited-1600/84242987_BgE24-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sky display and spikey ball." title="Sky display and spikey ball." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:32:49Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-27edited-1600/84242987_BgE24-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 12:17:59 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />You can see why we call this a "Kid Magnet".</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84242995_vKoWh" title="You can see why we call this a "Kid Magnet"."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-31edited-1600/84242995_vKoWh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="You can see why we call this a "Kid Magnet"." title="You can see why we call this a "Kid Magnet"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T10:12:44Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-31edited-1600/84242995_vKoWh-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 12:19:42 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />This captures the feeling of the festival.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243016_jZWLG" title="This captures the feeling of the festival."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-36edited-1600/84243016_jZWLG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="This captures the feeling of the festival." title="This captures the feeling of the festival." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:33:33Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-36edited-1600/84243016_jZWLG-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 12:38:57 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />A very nice delaporta style kite.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243037_6zjYE" title="A very nice delaporta style kite."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-44edited-1500/84243037_6zjYE-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="A very nice delaporta style kite." title="A very nice delaporta style kite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:33:11Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-44edited-1500/84243037_6zjYE-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 13:23:43 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />This inflatable fish was new in 2005.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243042_Zb7Hu" title="This inflatable fish was new in 2005."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-47edited-1600/84243042_Zb7Hu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="This inflatable fish was new in 2005." title="This inflatable fish was new in 2005." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T10:18:40Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-47edited-1600/84243042_Zb7Hu-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 15:19:44 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Every year this group of guys sit in lawn chairs all day long and fly their 4 line revolution kites.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243051_THZW6" title="Every year this group of guys sit in lawn chairs all day long and fly their 4 line revolution kites."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-58edited-1600/84243051_THZW6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Every year this group of guys sit in lawn chairs all day long and fly their 4 line revolution kites." title="Every year this group of guys sit in lawn chairs all day long and fly their 4 line revolution kites." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:32:11Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-58edited-1600/84243051_THZW6-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 15:46:39 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />General view looking up the spectator row towards the festival headquarters bldg.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243057_A9EeE" title="General view looking up the spectator row towards the festival headquarters bldg."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-63edited-1600/84243057_A9EeE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="General view looking up the spectator row towards the festival headquarters bldg." title="General view looking up the spectator row towards the festival headquarters bldg." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T10:06:43Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/Callaway2005-63edited-1600/84243057_A9EeE-Th.jpg 2005-09-03 15:49:13 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Looking down the spectator row.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243082_ktcRJ" title="Looking down the spectator row."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0772edited-1600/84243082_ktcRJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looking down the spectator row." title="Looking down the spectator row." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:58:27Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0772edited-1600/84243082_ktcRJ-Th.jpg 2002-09-01 16:15:53 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Club member Randy Fox flying his fox kite.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243109_VyzAt" title="Club member Randy Fox flying his fox kite."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0776edited-1500/84243109_VyzAt-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Club member Randy Fox flying his fox kite." title="Club member Randy Fox flying his fox kite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:51:18Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0776edited-1500/84243109_VyzAt-Th.jpg 2002-09-01 16:19:40 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Randy Fox's hand made fox rokkaku.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243113_4jYLb" title="Randy Fox's hand made fox rokkaku."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0777edited-2600/84243113_4jYLb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Randy Fox's hand made fox rokkaku." title="Randy Fox's hand made fox rokkaku." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:47:41Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0777edited-2600/84243113_4jYLb-Th.jpg 2002-09-01 16:21:04 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Another general view.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243132_yYWki" title="Another general view."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0779edited-1600/84243132_yYWki-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another general view." title="Another general view." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:52:04Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/DSCN0779edited-1600/84243132_yYWki-Th.jpg 2002-09-01 16:41:24 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />It takes several people to handle some of the larger kites. Here two men are giving a third enough slack in the line to tie on some line laundry.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243162_DT768" title="It takes several people to handle some of the larger kites. Here two men are giving a third enough slack in the line to tie on some line laundry."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0096edited-1600/84243162_DT768-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It takes several people to handle some of the larger kites. Here two men are giving a third enough slack in the line to tie on some line laundry." title="It takes several people to handle some of the larger kites. Here two men are giving a third enough slack in the line to tie on some line laundry." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T10:07:03Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0096edited-1600/84243162_DT768-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />This is the kite the men above were pulling on.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243187_9H4UU" title="This is the kite the men above were pulling on."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0129edited-1600/84243187_9H4UU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is the kite the men above were pulling on." title="This is the kite the men above were pulling on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:49:20Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/0129edited-1600/84243187_9H4UU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />A prize winning star kite made by Deb Lenzen from North Dakota.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243193_8K6mZ" title="A prize winning star kite made by Deb Lenzen from North Dakota."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-5Aedited-1500/84243193_8K6mZ-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="A prize winning star kite made by Deb Lenzen from North Dakota." title="A prize winning star kite made by Deb Lenzen from North Dakota." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:43:26Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-5Aedited-1500/84243193_8K6mZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Launching Don's chinese dragon kite. I believe it is 90 feet long.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243208_SZaby" title="Launching Don's chinese dragon kite. I believe it is 90 feet long."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-15Aedited-1600/84243208_SZaby-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Launching Don's chinese dragon kite. I believe it is 90 feet long." title="Launching Don's chinese dragon kite. I believe it is 90 feet long." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:33:52Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-15Aedited-1600/84243208_SZaby-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />This is a 90 ft spin sock. Sometimes as many as 4 spinners will be attached to one kite line.</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243221_phsKT" title="This is a 90 ft spin sock. Sometimes as many as 4 spinners will be attached to one kite line."><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-21Aedited-1600/84243221_phsKT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="This is a 90 ft spin sock. Sometimes as many as 4 spinners will be attached to one kite line." title="This is a 90 ft spin sock. Sometimes as many as 4 spinners will be attached to one kite line." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T10:28:07Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/001428001428-R1-21Aedited-1600/84243221_phsKT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Nice banner display. ©2004 Betty Suhr</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243243_kbfJR" title="Nice banner display. ©2004 Betty Suhr"><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-02edited/84243243_kbfJR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Nice banner display. ©2004 Betty Suhr" title="Nice banner display. ©2004 Betty Suhr" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T09:43:36Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-02edited/84243243_kbfJR-Th.jpg 2003-08-30 23:31:00 <p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com">elmon</a><br />Some of the kites that were displayed for inspection as part of the evening entertainment. ©2004 Betty Suhr</p><p><a href="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/1709252_Mdq8P#84243259_iVcrX" title="Some of the kites that were displayed for inspection as part of the evening entertainment. ©2004 Betty Suhr"><img src="http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-23444/84243259_iVcrX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Some of the kites that were displayed for inspection as part of the evening entertainment. ©2004 Betty Suhr" title="Some of the kites that were displayed for inspection as part of the evening entertainment. ©2004 Betty Suhr" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-18T00:33:12Z elmon http://elmon.smugmug.com http://elmon.smugmug.com/Kites/Callaway-Kite-Flight/BettySuhrCallaway2003-23444/84243259_iVcrX-Th.jpg