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Maine Tourism Faces ‘Challenging Season’
On Friday (Jan. 2), the first business day of the new year, the management staff of Hermit Island Campground near Phippsburg, Maine, began its annual tradition of sifting through a pile of reservation requests that had been collecting by mail for weeks. Similar cold...Space Still Available at Oglebay School
Space is still available for the 2009 School of RV Parks and Campground Management set for Feb. 17-22 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, W. Va. The school is a 50-hour, intensive two-year program conducted for one week each year. The school offers park owners, operators...Iowa Project Gets $21 Million Grant
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received $21 million to help flood recovery efforts at Lake Red Rock in southeast Iowa. The money is congressionally approved funding from the federal government for flood relief efforts. Sherri Duey, project manager for the Corps...Maine Tourism Faces ‘Challenging Season’
On Friday (Jan. 2), the first business day of the new year, the management staff of Hermit Island Campground near Phippsburg, Maine, began its annual tradition of sifting through a pile of reservation requests that had been collecting by mail for weeks. Similar cold...Space Still Available at Oglebay School
Space is still available for the 2009 School of RV Parks and Campground Management set for Feb. 17-22 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, W. Va. The school is a 50-hour, intensive two-year program conducted for one week each year. The school offers park owners, operators...Workamper U. Focus on Landing First Job
Getting that first job is the focus of Workamper University’s first course for RVers, “Workamping 101: Getting Your First Workamper Job.” Workamper University is being provided by Workamper expert Jaimie Hall Bruzenak, in association with Heber Springs,...Forest Service to Rebuild N. M. Campgrounds
The Cibola National Forest in New Mexico plans to use $2 million to undo some of the damage caused by a series of fires over the past year. The Ojo Peak, Trigo and Big Spring fires destroyed homes, damaged roads and resulted in flooding. They also forced the closure...Oregon Lodges Name New CEO
The Oregon Lodging Association has named Jeff Hampton its president and CEO, three months after he was recruited from Travel Oregon to serve as temporary executive director for the industry association. Hampton formerly worked as Travel Oregon’s policy and research...New NW Arkansas Park Set to Open in March
A March opening is planned for The Creeks, a 60-site RV park near Cave Springs in northwest Arkansas. Brett Hash and Pat Demaree, residents who operate The Creeks Golf Course, situated one mile south of the downtown area, believe there’s something to be said for...Tampa Show: An RV Industry Bellwether
The 24th Annual Florida RV SuperShow Jan. 14-18 kicks off the spring selling season for the RV industry and is being watched, along with a number of other upcoming retail shows, as a bellwether for the industry, as it seeks an exit to the current downturn. The host...Forest Service to Rebuild N. M. Campgrounds
The Cibola National Forest in New Mexico plans to use $2 million to undo some of the damage caused by a series of fires over the past year. The Ojo Peak, Trigo and Big Spring fires destroyed homes, damaged roads and resulted in flooding. They also forced the closure...
