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Iowa's DNR Recounts Harrowing Evacuations

After 11 inches of rain and heavy flooding over three days, park crews are assessing damage throughout campground units in Yellow River State Forest in northeast Iowa’s Allamakee County. Rain through early Saturday (June 22) sent Little Paint Creek out of its...

May RV Shipments Rose 11.9% – 13% for Year

Deliveries to retailers of all RVs totaled 32,539 units in the May survey of manufacturers, ahead of this month last year by 11.9%, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has reported. Towable RVs provided the largest unit gains, while motorhomes rose by a...

6,800 Wash. Campers Risk "4th" Cancellation

‘‘‘Prospective campers are bracing for the possible shutdown of state camping facilities in Washington over the coming July 4th holiday if the state government shuts down this weekend. All state parks in the state of Washington would be closed if there’s a...

Michigan Casino Considers Building RV Park

Diversification is on the minds of the tribal council and management of FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich. That includes expanding their business ventures beyond casino gaming to include an RV park adjacent to their casino, MLive.com reported. The...

KOA – Campground Sales Activity Increasing

Editor’s Note: The following news release comes from Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). Purchasing a campground is a huge decision. Each year, dozens of families throughout North America “make the leap” and purchase their very own KOA campground. At the other...

Equity LifeStyle Declaring 2-for-1 Stock 'Split'

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) announced Tuesday (June 25) that its board of directors has declared a two-for-one stock split of its common stock. The stock split will be in the form of a stock dividend payable on July 15 to stockholders of record as of July...

Possibly Worst Mosquito Season is Underway

Why so many mosquitoes, and so early this season? An unusually mild winter with a lack of repeated freezes that entomologists say kill off those mosquitoes and ticks, has resulted in a nasty, early bug season, according to a news release from Insect Shield. Now, to...

'Tin Can Tourists' Report on Historic Journey

A bit of RV history is rolling down U.S. 30 this month between eastern Ohio and western Nebraska. It’s a collection of “Tin Can Tourists” traversing what was once called the “Lincoln Highway” with 24 vintage RVs, most of them travel trailers dating as far back as...

SSI – Canadian Towables Retreat 5.5% in April

Year-over-year Canadian retail sales of towable RVs edged down 5.5% in April and 10.1% for the first four months as all sectors showed declines. As reported by RVBUSINESS.COM, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results by segment showed:...

Alberta Campground Damages are 'Immense'

Calgarians looking to pack up the tent or put on the backpack to get away from it all this long weekend could have limited options after the flooding wiped out entire campgrounds, eroded trails and left highways impassable, the Calgary Herald reported. On Monday...

N.Y. Delineates $17M Outdoor Rec Fundings

State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens visited the Wilson State Park campground in Woodstock, N.Y., Monday (June 24), spreading word that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced more than $17 million in outdoor recreation improvement projects this...

Weekend Rains Inundate Minn. Campground

Up to five inches of rain hit parts of Fillmore County over the weekend, and most of the flooding can be found following the Root River downstream from Preston. One campground got hit hard, where dozens of RVs were still underwater on Monday. “3:30 this morning...