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Michigan ARVC Discusses Social Marketing
The Michigan Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds Annual Fall Convention and Campground Tour Oct. 17-19 at the Quality Inn in West Branch was deemed very positive by its organizers as 79 people representing 32 campgrounds attended. A cracker barrel session started...Police Flush Out Gunman in Oregon RV Park Standoff
Police closed a portion of Highway 34 on Thursday evening (Oct. 28) after a standoff with an armed, delusional man who threatened residents at an RV park east of Waldport, Ore., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office told the Portland Oregonian. Authorities evacuated...Leavitt Names Burdick as Program Underwriter
Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) has named Mitch Burdick as the new program underwriter for their RV park and campground program. According to a news release, Burdick has been with the agency since 2006 as a producer and account manager on risks...RV Park Owner Eyes Economic Development
Castle Rock, Wash, like a lot of other “small town Americas” is having a struggle. Once driven by a booming economy, downtown Castle Rock today has more and more vacant storefronts. Local government is doing what it can to churn interest in reopening those stores, but...245-Site 'Green' RV Park on Tap for North Florida
Another large RV park is in the works for Newberry, Fla. The county’s largest RV park, with 245 sites and an Olympic-sized pool, is planned to be built on 48 acres, thanks to a rezoning given Monday (Oct. 25) by Newberry’s Board of Adjustment, The North...New NOAA Transmitter Installed at Fatal Flood Site
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Thursday (Oct. 28) it has installed and is testing a new weather radio system to serve the area in western Arkansas affected by a fatal flood back in June. A new weather radio transmitter has been...Longstanding Keys Sewer Issue Near Resolution?
It’s now up to the Marathon, Fla., City Council whether to accept terms of a settlement reached Sept. 21 in the two-year legal battle over sewer fees with Key RV mobile home park located in the Florida Keys. As expected, at least 60% of the park’s 201...Tennessee County Resumes Campground Debate
The Blount County Planning Commission today (Oct. 28) will continue debate on a proposal to allow commercial campgrounds of five acres or more in tourist-oriented areas, the Daily Times, Maryville, Tenn., reported. The latest version of the proposal would require that...Carolina Coastal Park Business Thriving
After years in Tucson, Ariz., Gunilla Marks decided to buy an RV and drive across the country to be closer to family. She ended up at the Ocean Aire Travel Park near Holden Beach, N.C., this summer, where she now lives part time, the Wilmington Star-News reported. She...Lodge Director Named Minnesota's Top Resorter
Jim Benson, director of operations for Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minn., has been named 2010 Resorter of the Year by the Minnesota Resort and Campground Association (MRCA), the Brainerd Daily Dispatch reported. The announcement was made Wednesday night (Oct. 27) during...Sun Communities Reports Improved Q3 Results
Sun Communities Inc., a Southfield, Mich.-based real estate investment trust that owns and operates manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities, today (Oct. 28) reported improved results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. According to a release,...
