Hundreds of kites will take to the skies this weekend at Frankfort Beach

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Hundreds of kites will be flying in the air at Frankfort Beach tomorrow afternoon.

“Let’s Go Fly A Kite” is a recurring summer event of the Frankfurt-Elberta Chamber of Commerce, especially for kite flyers of all ages.

On July 27, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, 100 free kites will be given away to the first participants.

The kites are made in advance by the Chamber and a group of volunteers. The kites are handed out at the beach turnaround on Frankfort Beach.

The event was founded by Ginny Istnick and Greg Schmid with the idea of ​​bringing kites and beaches together.

“Ginny said ‘we need kites here’ and I said ‘okay’ and she gave me $150 and said ‘buy kites’ and that’s what we did. I got a bunch of girlfriends together and we got together on a Saturday afternoon and we just gave away a hundred kites,” said lead volunteer Donna Phillips.

The Frankfort Willoughby Rotary Foundation provided an additional incentive to host the event three times a year, in June, July and August.

The next kite event is on August 24th.