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Campground Home for Pipeline Workers
Cody Gay’s backyard is the 15-foot-wide strip of graveled ground between his camper trailer and his neighbor’s trailer. He cooks on his barbecue as often as possible because he said cooking inside his camper generates too much heat and too many grease splatters for...Florida Helps City Buy Land for Campground
Florida officials have agreed to pitch in $6.3 million to help the town of Fellsmere and Indian River County purchase more than 88 acres of preservation land, according to TCPalm.com. Fellsmere Mayor Sara Savage said she was confident prior to the Nov. 5 announcement...Md. Lawmakers Eye State Park Aid
Maryland State Parks are experiencing crumbling infrastructure, shuttered visitors’ centers and rising crime after recent funding cuts, but could become one of the top systems in the country with just a small funding increase, according to Southern Maryland...Park Models Help Cavco Survive MH Dip
With the manufactured housing industry floundering, Phoenix-based Cavco Industries Inc. might be expected to sink as well. According to a report in the Arizona Republic, Cavco is the seventh-largest manufactured housing producer in the country, and most of its...LSI Names Camp-Resort of the Year
The Yogi Bear Jellystone Park at Birchwood Acres in Woodridge, N.Y., was named “Camp-Resort of the Year” for 2007 at Leisure Systems Inc.’s annual awards banquet on Nov. 1 at the Embassy Suites & NKY Convention Center in Covington, Ky. “I am not a humble person,...Wash. Fishing Resort on Sale Block
Nestled along the southwestern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Washington’s coast, the small town of Sekiu has a memorable history of sport salmon fishing that dates back before World War II. It’s not uncommon at the height of summer to see no-vacancy signs...Jellystone Franchisees See Growth in '07
The latest report from Leisure Systems Inc. shows that its 71 Yogi Bear Jellystone Park camp-resort franchisees are growing in a challenging camping environment. LSI president and COO Rob Schutter Jr. shared some positive financial reports during the company’s annual...R.I. Reservation Service Starts Nov. 14
As New Englanders busily plan ski trips for the winter, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is already focusing on next spring, calling on outdoors types to begin claiming their favorite campsites. The state’s first-ever campground...New Illinois Park Draws National Audience
The Marion (Ill.) Campground and RV Park is drawing campers from all over the country. The campground, owned by Jerry and Kim Ross and managed by Julie Ross, opened for business April 1, offers 58 year-around campsites and 27 pull-through sites that feature all the...Ohio Campground Owners Get Top KOA Award
Garry and Vicki Cole, owners of two Kampgrounds of America Inc. parks in Ohio, were named as recipients of KOA’s annual Franchisee of the Year Award for 2008 during last week’s KOA convention. This year’s KOA meeting was part of a first-ever joint convention...Friend Communications Aligns with Magellan
Friend Communications has partnered with ITS/Magellan Services, placing the firm’s campground reservation network on prominent, global travel sites such as Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and over 400,000 travel agencies worldwide. “Our partnership with...
