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Water Stinson

Though the Stinsons of the late ’40s weren’t designed as floatplanes, they adapt to water as if born for it

Lake Winnebago isn’t agreeable today, as we splash out from the Oshkosh Seaplane Base. The wind blows us sideways as we leave the shelter of the harbor and head out onto the lake. For one weekend every July, this small boat harbor, five miles southeast of Oshkosh, Wis., turns into one of the busiest seaplane bases in America. Today, the lake will limit water flying to a few brave souls.