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Hy-Line Founders Back in Business Under New Name

In what amounts to a homecoming of sorts, the original owners of Hy-Line Enterprises Inc. repurchased the small Elkhart, Ind., towable RV and park model builder in December and by mid-April were building a unit a day with a number of their original production staff...

Missouri Equestrian Center/RV Park Aired

A proposed equestrian center and RV park development in southwest Missouri’s Christian County could transform a quiet field into a busy event center. Developers want to open for business in the spring of 2013. Even though there is much to do between now and...

RVers Schmarder/Polks Form Joint Venture

Combining forces to offer RVing consumers a learning resource for using and maintaining their RVs as well as discovering interesting RV destinations and delicious dishes, RV Education 101 (www.RVEducation101.com) and “RV Cooking Show”...

National Park Week Begins Saturday, April 16

The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is teaming up with the National Park Service to celebrate National Park Week 2011, April 16 – 24. Beginning this Saturday, people everywhere are invited to experience America’s...

Monitor TACO's Podcast with Doug Shearer

Click here to listen to a podcast, courtesy of the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO). In this episode, originally broadcasted on April 7, TACO Executive Director Brian Schaeffer talks with TACO Past President Doug Shearer from Parkview Riverside Campground...

Researcher Sees Chance for Lower Fuel Prices

The director of research at Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research in Muncie, Ind., is suggesting gas prices could drop quickly once the turmoil in north African and the Middle East calms down. Dagney Faulk says the political unrest is...

Fleetwood Firms Up June Rally in Oklahoma

Fleetwood RV Inc., a leading producer of Class A and Class C recreational vehicles, today (April 13) released the activity schedule for its upcoming “Circle Your Wagons in Shawnee” national rally at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee, Okla., from June 25-29....

Campground Permit Process Spawns Meeting

Residents of Lafourche Parish, La., trying to secure permits for campgrounds have necessitated a public seminar to help explain the parish’s building code policies, the Tri-Parish Times reported. The seminar was scheduled for today. State Fire Marshal H....

BLM to Develop Primitive Alaskan Camping Area

The Tangle Lakes Campground on the Denali Highway near Fairbanks, Alaska, will become a real campground this summer, which means campers will have to start paying to stay there starting next summer, the Fairbanks News Miner reported. The Bureau of Land Management...

Idaho Dunes RV Park Expands ATV Offerings

Idaho Dunes RV Park’s on-site ATV rental provider, Performance Motor Sports, will offer guests the largest fleet of ATV rentals in the area dur ing the upcoming 2011 season, Side X Side Industry News reported. “We are the only company in St. Anthony to offer the...

CalARVC Points to April 26 Lobbying Effort

Editor’s Note: In promoting its upcoming “Day in Sac” lobbying effort with California state legislators in Sacramento, the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) points out some impressive statistics about the impact of the...

Fire Dept. Takes Over RV Park Management

For years the city of Hardy, Ark., has owned an RV park located next to the Spring River. The park has gone through management changes, and devastating floods that caused major damage to the infrastructure. Now in a surprising move, the Hardy Fire Department has taken...