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‘RV Buddies’ Show Goes Live Online

The new RV review and adventure/lifestyle show “RV Buddies” went quietly online Sunday, Oct. 12, for a soft-launch at www.rvbuddiesonline.com. Parts of the opening segments were filmed at California’s Pismo Beach Campground. Within 24 hours of launch, even...

Mass. Parks Busy on Columbus Day Weekend

Bookings at private campgrounds in Massachusetts appeared “to slip a little bit” over the autumn from summer, but on the Columbus Day weekend “most campgrounds were overflowing,” according to Paula Carroll, co-executive director of the Massachusetts Association of...

Leavitt Insurance Teams With Fireman's Fund

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has teamed with Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance to offer a comprehensive program of risk management and coverages. “We are pleased to work with Leavitt Recreation to provide specialized coverage for campgrounds,” Mike...

County to Take Over Private Campground

The county commissioners in Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama are moving closer to signing a deed with a Reynolds Alloys employees’ group that would allow the county to take over operation of a riverside campground in the east end of the county....

Calif. Tourism Adopts New Brand Strategy

In light of economic conditions and recession fears moving into 2008, the California Travel & Tourism Commission (CTTC) has introduced a new brand advertising communications strategy to bolster “retail” messaging in an effort to stimulate near-term travel from...

Campground Owner Covers Bad Checks

The owner of the Strawberry Park campground in Preston, Conn., submitted a bank check Thursday morning (Oct. 16) to cover two tax checks worth a total of $26,280.32 that had been returned to the tax collector’s office Tuesday for insufficient funds, according to...

With Maxwell’s Death, LoW Closes Up Shop

Following the death in September of founder Gaylord Maxwell, Life on Wheels (LoW) – the highly regarded RV education program for consumers – is closing up shop, according to Margie Maxwell, Gaylord’s widow and spouse of 61 years. “Without Gaylord’s...

Leavitt Insurance Teams With Fireman’s Fund

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has teamed with Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance to offer a comprehensive program of risk management and coverages. “We are pleased to work with Leavitt Recreation to provide specialized coverage for campgrounds,” Mike...

County to Take Over Private Campground

The county commissioners in Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama are moving closer to signing a deed with a Reynolds Alloys employees’ group that would allow the county to take over operation of a riverside campground in the east end of the county....

Calif. Tourism Adopts New Brand Strategy

In light of economic conditions and recession fears moving into 2008, the California Travel & Tourism Commission (CTTC) has introduced a new brand advertising communications strategy to bolster “retail” messaging in an effort to stimulate near-term travel from...

Campground Owner Covers Bad Checks

The owner of the Strawberry Park campground in Preston, Conn., submitted a bank check Thursday morning (Oct. 16) to cover two tax checks worth a total of $26,280.32 that had been returned to the tax collector’s office Tuesday for insufficient funds, according to...

With Maxwell’s Death, LoW Closes Up Shop

Following the death in September of founder Gaylord Maxwell, Life on Wheels (LoW) – the highly regarded RV education program for consumers – is closing up shop, according to Margie Maxwell, Gaylord’s widow and spouse of 61 years. “Without Gaylord’s...