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Report: Americans Remain Confident in April
Americans’ confidence in the economy held steady in April from the previous month despite rising job cuts and falling home values. The Conference Board, a private research group, said today (April 24) that its Consumer Confidence Index is at 69.2, down slightly...PRVCA Kicks Off RV/Camping Promotion
In conjunction with Pennsylvania’s RV and Camping Month in May, as proclaimed by Gov. Tom Corbett for the 22nd straight year, the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) has kicked off its annual Open House Campaign. “The goal of the Open House Campaign is to...Canadian RV Industry Pushes for Fairness for Cross-Border RV Shopping
Representatives from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada are on Parliament Hill today (April 24) in Ottawa, Ontario, to urge support for critical cross-border issues affecting the Canadian industry. The government’s 2012 Federal Budget...Spatial Disorientation Likely Cause of Plane Crash at RV Park
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the pilot’s spatial disorientation during a missed approach to landing was the likely cause of a January 2011 plane crash at an RV park in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The crash killed pilot Kenneth...Mounties Arrest Suspect in Campers' 2010 Disappearance
A man long identified by police as a suspect in the deaths of an Alberta couple who were last seen nearly two years ago near Minnow Lake Campground in central Alberta has been charged with first-degree murder in their deaths. Mounties first named Travis Vader as a...Unruly Guests during 2011 Festival Prompt Campground Closing
Due to elevated activities during last year’s Quarry Days event, the city council in Dell Rapids, S.D., voted last week to close the city’s campground by the baseball field from Thursday, June 21, to Monday, June 25. The 25th annual community festival is...PCOA Sponsors 'Go Camping' Promotion this Weekend
The Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) is teaming up with Cabela’s in Hamburg, Pa., to promote the camping lifestyle on April 28-29. “Get Outdoors and Go Camping…It’s Easy” is the theme that the association has chosen to use for its two-day...RV Industry Sees Good Signs in Spring Market
Going back to late 2011 and the jittery nerves that prevailed among many Americans over 2012’s economic prospects, few would have predicted some of the promising signs of fiscal recovery that the U.S. economy – and the RV arena – are experiencing this spring to the...ARVC Postpones Inaugural Spring Seminar Series
The first Spring Seminar Series scheduled for May 16-17 in Denver and sponsored by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has been postponed and will be rescheduled. ARVC announced the postponement in the April issue of the ARVC Voice. Prospective...Alabama State Parks Host Notable Wi-Fi Network
With free wireless Internet now available at select Alabama state park campgrounds, roughing it no longer means disconnecting from the modern world. Currently Lakepoint, Gulf, Wind Creek, and Cheaha state parks have Wi-Fi Internet in the campgrounds. Lake...California Rec Area Launches Online Reservations
Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will launch a new online reservation system and fee structure on May 2 for its group campground, the Circle X Ranch Campground, which accommodates groups of 10 to 75 people and is located in...
