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Texas Oil/Gas Exploration Spurs RV Park Expansion
Camping experience comes in handy these days for Dave and Elaine Matney. Dave, a senior engineer with Petrohawk Energy Corp., and his wife have lived in the Lazy Longhorn RV Park in Victoria, Texas, since June. “We’re experienced campers, so this is...120-Site RV Park Proposed for California Coast Region
The county planning commission last week unanimously approved a 130-space residential vehicle resort north of Paso Robles, Calif., that its owners said would attract an upscale clientele. The resort, described by backer Bruce Jordan as “state of the art,” will be at...Rio Grande Valley Parks Feel 'Winter Texan' Drop-off
A lackluster economy, drug violence in Mexico, fewer people retiring early and health concerns have caused a drop in the number of Winter Texans visiting Rio Grande Valley RV parks this season, park managers and residents say. Numbers are down as much as 25% at many...KOA Work Kamper Boot Camp is March 28 in Branson
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) is offering a free one-day session of its popular KOA Work Kamper Boot Camp training March 28 at the Branson, Mo., KOA Campground. “Our KOA Work Kamper Program provides our KOA owners with a well-trained, experienced work force, so...Foundation Aids Dollar-Strapped Texas State Parks
A nonprofit foundation has donated $500,000 to help out the financially strapped Texas state parks system, which faces a $4.6 million revenue shortfall this year. A statement issued Wednesday (Jan. 11) by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the donation...2011's Foreclosure Rate Lowest Since Pre-Recession
About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday (Jan. 12) by the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. The firm cautioned that the decline does not necessarily...Columnist: Will Reorganized Michigan DNR Lead to Improvements?
Editor’s Note: The following column was written by Howard Myerson and appeared in The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press. E-mail Howard Meyerson: hmeyerson@grpress.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/HMeyerson. A pressing bit of business at the (Michigan)...One Campground Reopens on Cumberland Island
Authorities investigating a 43-acre wilderness fire on Georgia’s Cumberland Island believe it was started by a person, but don’t suspect it’s a case of arson, the National Park Service’s top official on the island said Wednesday (Jan. 11)....Winter Texans Visit South Texas RV Show
License plates in the parking lot at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show grounds in Mercedes, Texas, on Thursday (Jan. 12) ranged from Michigan and Wisconsin to Ohio and Illinois. The Monitor reported that Winter Texans and RV enthusiasts turned out in droves...Campground Project Languishes; Financing the Culprit
The Greylock Glen Advisory Committee in Adams, Mass., did everything but shout from the mountaintop and only got a tiny echo back. In September, the committee blanketed developers, consultants, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, architects and real estate...Florida RV SuperShow Good Camping Bellwether
If you want to know which direction the economy is heading, some suggest you don’t need to look any further than Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa this week, WTSP-TV, Tampa, Fla., reported That’s the site of the annual RV SuperShow, and there’s more...
