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Color the Wind
to Return in February 2022
Photo Credit Stacy Doughan
By Stacy Doughan The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to take over Color the Wind beginning in 2022 with help from Larry & Kay Day.
In February 2020, Larry and Kay Day announced that it would be their final year organizing Clear Lake’s Color the Wind kite festival. Over its 19-year history, Color the Wind has grown into a spectacular event drawing crowds from across the country to enjoy kites of all shapes and sizes flying over Clear Lake.
Larry & Kay Day started Color the Wind out of their own passion for kite flying and as a way to give back to the community. They have generously dedicated their time and talents to put on the event and keep it free and open to the public.
“It’s been an opportunity for us to give back to this wonderful community, and it’s been good to us,” said founder Larry Day, “But it’s time for us to take a step back,” Day continued. With the Day’s announcement to take a step back, the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce expressed interested in learning the ins and outs of continuing Color the Wind. However, the global pandemic prevented the transfer of information in a timeframe that would make a 2021 event possible.
“Ideally, we’d love to present Color the Wind in February 2021, but we all know circumstances have been less than ideal this year,” stated Chamber President & CEO Stacy Doughan, “With the Day’s guidance, we are confident Color the Wind will return in its full glory in February 2022, and it is our honor to continue the Day’s legacy and this remarkable event.”
Last fall, Larry Day met with the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss a path forward with the event. Ultimately, the board voted to take over Color the Wind beginning in February 2022 with guidance from Larry & Kay Day. Color the Wind is tentatively scheduled for February 19, 2022.
