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Police Widen Search for Missing Alberta Campers
Trudy Holder held her daughter Morgan’s hand, anxiously scanning the Abbotsford, British Columbia, airport for her parents. But the elderly Alberta couple never made it. “They’re always half-hour early, so when they hadn’t arrived, I knew right...Recreation Passports A Way to Retool Michigan Parks
Beginning on Oct. 1, people in Michiganwill be able to visit state parks all year long for just $10. It’s part of a plan for retooling the way Michigan funds the state park system, and comes at a time when the state government is looking to cut funding to many...Retired Writer Transforms Kansas Campground
When Mary Arlington and her late husband, John, bought High Plains Camping in Oakley, Kan., eight years ago, the park was run down, with some buildings literally falling apart. “There was a barn on the property and it leaned to one side,” Arlington recalled. “You...Heavy Rains Revive Texas Campground Business
Hill Country campgrounds, RV parks and other businesses that depend on river rafting and kayaking enthusiasts had a tough time last summer as a severe drought lowered the Guadalupe, Medina and Frio rivers to their lowest levels in years. “Last year, when the rivers...3 Generations Mark Pine Acres' Anniversary
Margaret Cudd didn’t have much of an appetite for camping when she married her husband, Jim, and relocated from Texas to Massachusetts in 1952. But after the Cudds developed successful careers – she as a nursing supervisor at an intensive care unit and her husband as...Packards Celebrate Pine Acres' 50th Anniversary
In the past half century, Randy Packard has seen many changes in Worcester County, Mass. Not just growth, of course, but the disappearance of numerous independently owned and operated restaurants, hardware stores, clothing stores, pharmacies and other businesses....Dakotah Meadows RV Park Voted Best
Dakotah Meadows RV Park near Prior Lake, Minn., was selected the Best RV Park in Minnesota by the readers of Midwest Gaming & Travel magazine. Readers of the magazine voted this spring for their favorite Midwest Native American casinos in a number of categories,...Canadian Body Allows Random RV Parks
The city council in Kelowna, British Columbia, has approved a zoning bylaw amendment that will allow farmers to offer what amounts to little RV parks on their property. The council recently voted in favor of four significant changes to the agri-tourism application,...Bear Threat Closes Pennsylvania State Campground
Watch today’s Featured Video on the Homepage to learn more about the following story. A campground in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is closed and may not reopen until next month because of a bear problem. The animals keep coming back to feast on...Jackson's Neverland A State Park? Maybe
The former home of the King of Pop could become California’s latest state park under an idea being floated by a California state lawmaker. Assemblyman Mike Davis said Tuesday (July 13) that he believes it’s worth studying whether the California Department...Kennedy Widow Celebrates Campground's Future
Four years ago, the hope of forever preserving the North of Highland Camping Area — the largest private tract in the Cape Cod National Seashore — gleamed in the eyes of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and William Delahunt, D-Mass., as they sat in folding chairs in the...
