Kalvin Courts lives a comfortable lifestyle as a retired military veteran, enjoying daily walks with his wife and their six miniature dogs around a neighborhood full of familiar faces. He and his wife, Linda, have parked in space 41 of the Santa Maria Pines Campground...
Good Sam Enterprises LLC today (March 12) announced the sale of Golf Card International to Simmons Venture Group LLC, effective March 1, 2012. Terms of the sale were not released. Good Sam Enterprises has owned Golf Card since 1990. “We are pleased to sell Golf...
Tenting and RV camping are still by far the most popular ways to enjoy overnight park visits. But increasingly, “campers” young and old are sharing park experiences while roughing it less than overnight visitors did a generation ago, the Minneapolis Star...
Some visitors to the York Campers World RV Show in Pennsylvania last weekend said rising gas prices can have an effect when it comes to hitting the road, but those who want to camp will find a way. The York Daily Record reported that in Pennsylvania, the average price...
AGS, a 26-year old division of Texas Advertising, began putting their guest service guides online approximately one year ago this spring. They use a service that not only makes links to advertisers websites hot but also makes the entire guide “flippable,”...
For nearly three years, a crew of volunteers and workers toiled deep in the woods of the Sauratown Mountains in North Carolina, clearing brush, moving rocks and cutting back trees and bushes to create a six-mile mountain bike trail that would draw people from around...
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) today (March 9) announced that the company will make a presentation at the Citi 2012 Global Property CEO Conference on March 13. According to a news release, Tom Heneghan, ELS president and CEO, will conduct a roundtable...
Winter visitors seem to be staying longer in Casa Grande, Ariz., this season, partially because high gas prices have kept them from moving around, TriValleyCentral.com reported. According to three RV park managers in Casa Grande, located between Phoenix and Tucson, a...
Washington state Lawmakers are pondering a bill that would allow two vehicles to be registered with a single Discover Pass for parking at state-owned recreational facilities. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2373, concerning the management of state recreational...
Some Marshall County, Ill., officials refused to back away Thursday from a dispute with a lakeside subdivision over possible zoning issues concerning a 101-site campground within the gated Lake Wildwood community. Twenty-year board member Patrick Sloan, chairman of...
Billionaire investor Sam Zell has rearranged leadership at the top of his investment firm, hiring David Helfand and naming him and William Pate co-presidents of Equity Group Investments, The Chicago Tribune reported. Helfand was previously CEO of Equity LifeStyle...
The folks who frequently stay at Davis Lakes Campground near Suffolk, Va., are a big family, and they’re proving it this weekend. The entire community has come together to help raise money for Gary Baines, a frequent guest there who has cancer. The fundraiser was...
