Hanging by a Thread: A Kite’s View of Wisconsin

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

hanging by a thread Slippery Sky—Skeeter class iceboat, Lake Mendota • Cielo resbaladizo—trineo de vela clase Skeeter, Lago Mendota • Rutschiger Himmel - Eisboot der Skeeter-Klasse, Mendota-See • (next page) Morning on the Capitol • (próxima página) Una mañana en el Capitolio • (nächste Seite) Morgen am Capitol • hanging by a thread A Kite’s View of Wisconsin photography by Craig M. Wilson The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2011 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a Web site without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Individual photographs copyright © 2011 by Craig Wilson Designed by Caroline Beckett, Flying Fish Graphics Printed in Canada Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilson, Craig M. Hanging by a thread : a kite's view of Wisconsin / photography by Craig M. Wilson. p. cm. Captions in English, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. Originally published in 2006 by Itchy Cat Press. ISBN 978-0-299-28604-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-299-28603-3 (e-book) 1. Wisconsin—Aerial photographs. 2. Wisconsin—Description and travel. 3. Wisconsin—Social life and customs—Pictorial works. 4. Aerial photography— Wisconsin. 5. Kites—Wisconsin. I. Title. F582.W56 2011 977.5002'2—dc23 2011019572 (above) UW football fans, Breese Terrace, Madison • (arriba) Fanáticos del fútbol americano de la UW, Terraza Breese, Madison • (oben) Football-Fans der Universität Wisconsin, Breese Terrace, Madison • Hanging by a Thread: A Kite’s View of Wisconsin Guindando de un Hilo: Viendo a Wisconsin desde un Papagayo Schweben an der Schnur: Wisconsin aus dem Blickwinkel eines Drachens For Betsy, Madeleine, and Casey • In memory of J. Dale Thanks, Dad, for instilling in me a love of things that fly— and for the spirit to create things out of what can be found in the garage. Craig M.Wilson—hanging by a thread Madison, Wisconsin Look closely. You’ll find Craig in some of the photographs. Follow the thread. • Ponga atención. Encontrará a Craig en algunas de las fotografías. Siga el hilo. • Wenn Sie genau hinsehen, finden Sie Craig in einigen der Fotos. Folgen Sie der Schnur. • Thanks to Scott R. Skinner of the Drachen Foundation, Seattle, and Todd McGrath of Madison, for help in funding production of this book, and for their friendship and support. ...