LONG BEACH, Wash. – The World Kite Museum celebrates the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1904 with a special historical kite-flying event Sunday, Aug. 15. The historical kite fly will coincide with visits to the Peninsula by relatives of members of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. To show these folks the kinds of kites flown at the 1904 exposition, the Museum invites kiters to fly any of the following:

? Conyne kites and derivatives

? Box kites

? Baden-Powell kites

? Alexander Graham Bell tetrahedrons

? Cody kites

? Chanute’s Glider flown on a line

? Eddy kites

Anyone who can find a plan for a 3-foot 6-inch aero plane kite flown by William King of St. Louis, Mo., will get a special prize.

Those who fly for two hours or more between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. will receive a special pin. A prize will be given for the person flying the most kites, and the person best impersonating the inventor of the kite he or she flies.

Other firsts at the 1904 World’s Fair were ice cream cones and hot dogs with mustard. If anyone has ice cream cone- or hot dog-shaped kites, they will count also.

For information, contact the World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame at (360) 642-4020 or visit www.worldkitemuseum.com

The museum is also seeking donations of items to sell at the annual Auction and Awards Gala taking place at the Washington State International Kite Festival Saturday, Aug. 21. The money raised in auctions is an important part of the museum’s budget for educational programs, exhibits and general operating expenses.

To contribute to the auction, e-mail jkite@willapabay.org or call (360) 643-4020. Museum staff will send donors a receipt for the value of the item. Contributors may either send items ahead or bring them to the Kite Museum the day of the festival.

Everyone making donations to the auction will be recognized in the museum’s newsletter, “The Flyer,” after the festival.