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Sun Buys Two Top-Rated RV Parks for $102.6M
Sun Communities Inc. announced Thursday (Jan. 3) that it acquired two properties, Palm Creek Golf & RV resort and Lake in Wood. The two properties contain approximately 2,288 sites for a stated purchase price of $102.6 million, according to a news release. Palm...Sue Bray Relaunches Consulting Business
With the new year, Good Sam’s well known, longtime executive, Sue Bray, is escalating her consulting business, Sue Bray Consulting, www.suebray.com. As a consultant, the California-based Bray will be utilizing her expertise and experience in marketing and developing...Schmarder to Conduct Digital Marketing Study
Evanne Schmarder, principal of Roadabode Productions and co-author of “Unconventional Wisdom Works: 25 Marketing Strategies to Build Your Outdoor Recreation Business Today,” announced that her firm will conduct an in-depth Digital Marketing Benchmark Study...U.S. Snow Cover for a Jan. 1 Most in 10 Years
AccuWeather.com reports with 67% of the contiguous U.S. covered by snow, the first day of 2013 marked the widest coverage of snow the U.S. has seen on Jan. 1 in the past 10 years. The previous record was set in 2010, when the new year saw 61% of the U.S. beneath snow....Roba Will Head PRVCA Education Foundation
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) announced that John Roba of JR Products has been named chairman of the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Education Foundation. “Education and training are important when it comes to keeping the RV industry strong,” Roba...New England Campgrounds That Love Dogs
Campgrounds in New England that love dogs provide amenities that go above and beyond to ensure you and your four-legged friends are comfortable throughout your camping experience, USA Today reported. Campgrounds that offer leash-free areas larger than a postage stamp,...Arizona State Parks Eye More Money in 2013
Every state agency in Arizona will be looking for money when the state legislature starts up this month, KOLD-TV, Tucson, reported. State parks were hard hit during the recession. Park rangers and other park supporters are hoping they rebound as revenue rises. A TV...Calif. RV Park Rents Out Renovated Airstreams
A new RVing experience awaits with the opening of the SB Auto Camp in Santa Barbara, Calif., where visitors stay in smartly renovated Airstream trailers. According to RV News Service, for the past month, neighbors have been admiring the re-landscaped park entrance...KOA’s Rogers Enjoys ‘Undercover Boss’ Role
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) CEO Jim Rogers helps put the RV park and campground sector on center stage next week by going undercover at four KOA parks in California and Arizona during the Jan. 11 episode of CBS TV’s “Undercover Boss,” the 4-year-old Emmy...Drought: Precipitation Didn't Ease LT Deficits
Weather Summary: Over the last seven days, a couple of winter storm systems moved across the United States, bringing much-needed precipitation to some of the drought areas. Widespread areas of an inch or more of precipitation occurred across the East and parts of the...CalARVC: Camping is All About the Experience
Editor’s Note: The following New Year thoughts appeared in this week’s issue of “Wednesday Morning Coffee Talk & Updates,” an online publication of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC). January: The nationally...
