When the Kampground Owners Association (KOA) of Texas invited the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) to attend their spring meeting, they got more than a briefing on TACO’s marketing and government affairs services and other member benefits for campgrounds....
After spending nearly two years trying to work with Teton County staff in northwest Wyoming to bring recreational park trailers (RPT) onto his property, Buffalo Valley RV Resort Owner Harry Washut is taking a different approach. On Thursday (April 26), attorneys...
Arvis Keys attended an auction last May “just to be nosey” and was so impressed by the campground that was up for sale that he bought it. Now, the 70-year-old first-time campground owner is ready to unveil his purchase: a 65-site, heavily wooded property...
The Coleman Co. Inc. has partnered with National Wildlife Federation to become a national sponsor of Great American Backyard Campout. As part of its sponsorship, Coleman will be inviting families across the nation to get outside during the annual camping-focused event...
Americans increased their spending more slowly in March, suggesting some are worried that their paychecks aren’t growing fast enough. The Commerce Department said today (April 30) that consumer spending increased just 0.3 percent last month after a 0.9 percent...
Aside from the excellent bluegill, bass and crappie fishing, a major draw for many fishermen to Calling Panther Lake in south central Mississippi is the peace and quiet. With skiing and other tow sports confined to the lower lake and only allowed two afternoons per...
Campground owners in western Montana are enthusiastic about the amount of RV traffic hitting the roads recently. Spots at the the Polson Motorcoach and RV Resort have been filling up nicely in recent years, and a mild spring has propped up business so far in 2012....
The bucket list for Pat and Ray Ciemniecki is a work in progress. It was in that spirit the 70-year-old couple managed to check off the first goal on the list. Visit each of Florida’s state parks. There are 160 of them. It took the retired Manatee County...
About 120 New Day Broadband cable television customers in Forks, Wash., including several RV parks, were left without service after the company’s cable transmission lines were disconnected last week. New Day Broadband rents space on the Clallam County Public Utility...
A fight at a Pend Oreille County campground left two Spokane, Wash., men dead in the early morning hours Sunday (April 28). The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to reports of a stabbing or possible shots fired at 12:20 a.m. Sunday at the...
Good Sam got plenty of air time Sunday night (April 29) on national TV as NBC’s popular “Celebrity Apprentice” contestants performed a task centered around the RVing icon. An excerpted summary of the show, titled “Jingle All the Way...
Ocean Canyon Properties (OCP), a privately owned membership camping and RV resort company based in Texarkana, Texas, announced a resort-wide environmental initiative which implements green guidelines to manage private campsites. The stewardship of these resources will...
