I'm thinking of making my first trip to Oshkosh this year.

How far in advance do I have to plan this? For example, how
quickly do
the local hotels fill up? (Haven't made up my mind if I will camp
or do
the hotel thing.)


Most times I've flown in to OSH in old 15-Lima, and nothing beats
that. But driving there, you'll find that motel reservations (and
price) are no biggie, even on an ad hoc decision to motor there if you
stay far enough out. I've thus stayed at motels near Madison or
Milwaukee, and the commute is fairly easy. Last automobile trip I
stayed in Sheboygan, at a brand new motel of moderate price. It's
also a pretty, eclectic little town with some nice restaurants.
Important is arguably staying overnight someplace that's well remote
of what's happening at OSH. Attitude adjustment in an odd way, pure
relaxation if you will, til' the next morning's commute to OSH to
repeat the cycle of what you experience at Airventure.

Fred F.