Richard Carter and his wife, Sue, love kites. Not just the standard, store-bought diamond-shaped kite with a string of old cloth for a tail, but kites of all shapes and sizes. In fact, they are such ...

Kites are fun to fly and beautiful to watch. Flying them is an uplifting event that is peaceful and exciting at the same time. There are no motors or batteries, just the all-natural power of the wind.

Your soul longs to soar. But your body — for the foreseeable future — is pretty much cooped up at home. At least, until we all decide it's safe to roam again. What we need is some way to leave home, ...

Diamond-shaped kites used to be a kite-flyer's best friend, but nowadays you're just as likely to see kites shaped like turtles, butterflies and even a great white shark hovering up there in the sky.

Detroiters with kites big and small can join the first Kite Festival at Belle Isle on Sunday. No kite? No worries: You can make one there. Margo Dalal, director of the Kite Festival, said she ...