Milwaukee lakefront Cool Fool Kite Festival, family fun

MILWAUKEE - The cold couldn't keep some people away from Milwaukee's lakefront on New Year's Day – but they weren't there to take a polar plunge.

Local perspective:

The 39th annual Cool Fool Kite Festival drew people to Veterans Park. It was free to attend and meant for people of all ages.

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"We get little tiny kids all the way up to 90-year-old grandpas. It's just a fun range of people that come out and fly kites," said organizer Scott Fisher, who owns Gift of Wings. "Kite flying is fascinating to people, and anything that flies is actually very fascinating, so people love to come out and fly kites, no matter what their age."

Jake, who is known as the "kite guy" put on a show; some of his kits were over 100 feet long. A professional ice carving group was also there with some great designs.

The festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1. Gift of Wings has three locations, including the one at Veterans Park.