Kite boarders bring new conflicts to Great Lakes beaches

by Lacee Shepard, Great Lakes Echo

A Lake Huron beach in Ontario has created a separate launch area for kite boarders to keep them from crashing into swimmers. Attempts to avoid such recreational conflicts are growing with the popularity of the sport that pulls people across water or snow with a giant kite attached to 90 feet of rope. Swimmers can get tangled in the rope or hit with the kites that can be larger than 40 feet across.