Wright Patterson Air Force Base - May

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Kites at the Hill Wright Memorial

Date: May 17 Time:11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Come to the Wright Memorial next to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center anytime during the program hours to learn how to make a sled kite that you can take home after learning how to get your craft airborne. No personal kites allowed to fly. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood Walking Tour The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center 16 S. Williams St.;Dayton

Date: May 24 to September 1 Time:10:30 a.m.

Join a ranger to discover the heritage of West Dayton, home neighborhood of the Wright brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Discover the neighborhood fabric reflected in the restored homes and businesses of a neighborhood re-born, and the by-gone days of “Walking-the-Nickel” while discovering dreams true failed.

Ranger Walking Tour-The Wrights at Huffman Prairie Huffman Prairie Flying Field Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Gate 16A Pylon Rd.

Date: May 24 to September 1 Time:10:30 a.m.

Explore the pasture where the Wright brothers continued their work after Kitty Hawk as they developed the world’s first practical airplane, the 1905 Wright Flyer III, and flying school.

Wright Memorial Ranger Talk Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center at the Wright Memorial 2380 Memorial Rd; Dayton

Date: May 24 to September 1 Time:1 p.m.

Discover the past and present of this park designed by the Olmsted Brothers. Topics include the area's ancient past, the history of the Wright Memorial, the Miami Conservancy District and the development of Wright –Patterson Air Force Base. For more information:call 937-425-0008