Indiana DNR to Hold Hearings on Public Seaplane Bases

The Indiana state Department of Natural Resources has announced a pair of public meetings to gather public comments on five new Public Seaplane Bases on lakes in northern Indiana.  (Click here for a copy of the DNR press release.)

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The meetings are in part the result of many years of work by the Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association, in conjunction with the Seaplane Pilots Association and other organizations to open Indiana lakes to seaplanes.  All five lakes currently have private seaplane bases established on them.  The proposal would change the status of these lakes to public seaplane bases.

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Meeting Details:

• Meeting #1:
  Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009
  6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
  Jimmerson Lake Room
  Potawatomi Inn
  Pokagon State Park
  6 Lane 100A
  Lake James,
  Angola, IN 46703
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  (Note:  The Potawatomi Inn is the site of the annual Indiana Seaplane Pilots Fly-In.  Click for photos of past fly-ins at the Inn.)
   
• Meeting #2:
  Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009
  6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
  Indiana State Department of Natural Resources
  District 2 Conservation Officers Headquarters
  1353 South Governors Drive
  Columbia City, IN
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The five lakes being considered for this change are:

• Winona Lake in Kosciusko County
• Lake Wawasee in Kosciusko County,
• Lake Maxincukee in Marshall County
• Lake James in Steuben County
• Hamilton Lake in Steuben County

Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association
Contact:  Randy Strebig
President, Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association
260/424-5371

Photo credit: Banner photo by Tero Lähdesmäki, used with permission.