The Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council’s (IMHA-RVIC) annual Fall Campground Meeting & Tour at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Camp-Resort at Barton Lake in Fremont, Ind., included a keynote address on best practices and ways to...
Editor’s Note: The following is an article in CNN Money reviewing the key areas behind opening an RV park and attracting business. Owning an RV park is one of those businesses where you adopt a lifestyle more than you stick to a business plan. You have to love...
Revenue collected from sales of the Discover Pass was nearly $1 million higher than the previous year, according to a report prepared for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. But, according to the Spokesman-Review, it still falls short of funding the...
The RV Dealers International Convention/Expo kicks off Sept. 30 with board meetings for the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) and RVDA of Canada, and continues through the week with education workshops, brand committee meetings, general sessions,...
Keystone RV Co.’s Montana line has built strong brand recognition with consumers, ranking among the top-selling fifth-wheels for the past 13 years. As evidence of the brand’s popularity, around 125 rigs gathered at Indiana’s Elkhart County Fairgrounds to mark the 10th...
Like autumn leaves, gasoline prices are falling. Already on a 23-straight-day slide, regular unleaded gas now averages $3.46 a gallon — the lowest national average since January, and 35 cents less than year-ago levels. Prices are expected to drop another 20 to 25...
A wolf killed at Minnesota’s Lake Winnibigoshish campground after an attack on a teenager was in fact the animal that bit the 16-year-old, officials said Thursday (Sept. 26). In-Forum reported that it was Minnesota’s first documented wolf attack on a human that...
A petition drive was launched this week to restore an Army Corps of Engineers program that allowed nonprofit groups to manage campgrounds at Georgia’s Thurmond Lake and other sites, according to a report by the Augusta Chronicle. “Within the first 24 hours alone...
Thor Industries Inc. Thursday (Sept. 26) reported a 19% gain in sales and a 31% increase in net income for its fiscal fourth quarter, ended July 31, buoyed by strong performance from its motorhome operations. Highlights from the report include: • Sales from continuing...
In a nearly unanimous decision Tuesday (Sept. 25) night, the Orange Beach, Ala., council denied plans for an upscale RV resort and 29-lot subdivision near the Village of Tannin on the city’s west side. Ala.com reported that the proposed two-phase, 80-lot RV resort...
A major recreational vehicle dealer in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is going on permanent holiday — but the business is going nowhere but up. The Waterloo Cedar Falls-Courier reported that Jim Fogdall concluded 50 years in the RV business last week by closing the sale of his...
Virginia-based internet retailer of outdoor supplies, CS Royal Enterprises LLC, announced the opening of its new online store at www.MountainCampingGear.com. Co-founders and owners of CS Royal Enterprises, Cheryl and Royal Morris, have been camping throughout their...
