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Conn. Park Gears Up Summer Expansion
Although Connecticut’s Lake Compounce may be the oldest amusement park in the country, the park hopes to triple the fun for the 2014 season with its latest additions, including a campground. The public can see what’s new first-hand on grand opening day May 10,...Spring Flooding Inundates Campground
The owners, residents and neighbours of Singleton Lake Family Campground in Lyndhurst, Ontario, scurried to ward off Mother Nature’s unstoppable spring progress on Friday, April 11, the Brockville Recorder reported. While the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority...No More Lifetime Camping At Mich. Park
The Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Mich., once again has new owners. The latest sale leaves those who bought campground memberships at the ranch, while under previous ownership, frustrated and feeling betrayed, television station WZZM reported. Antler Bar Amusements...BLM Opens Some Damaged Sites In Mont.
After delays caused by flooding and ice floes, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management reopened the Kipp boat launch and part of the campground on the Upper Missouri River in Montana, the Billings Gazette reported. “Recognizing the importance of this site to the public and...Developer Plans 210-Site Alberta RV Park
Residents near Lake Isle, Alberta, packed into the Pineridge Golf Resort on the evening of April 7 for an open house on a proposed land rezoning in the area, the Spruce Grove Examiner reported. The re-zoning, which would be the first step for a potential RV resort...CG Owner: Legislator's RV Park Unethical
A campground owner in Shediac, New Brunswick, has filed a conflict of interest complaint against her legislative representative, Victor Boudreau, CBC News reported. Marie-Paule Martin, who owns Camping Beauséjour, said private campground owners in the region shared...Town Hall Slated For RV Power Breakfast
The Recreation Vechicle Industry Association (RVIA), which has been working closely with people in the RV park and campground industry and will soon open a new satellite office in Elkhart, Ind., will present several current-interest topics during a casual,...Motorhome Retail Grew 2.3% In February
Year-over-year motorhome registrations grew 2.3% in February and 7.7% for the first two months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Thor Industries Inc. held the No. 1 spot year-to-date with a 26.6% market share followed by Forest River...Campground Adds New Horror Weekend
A quiet night with plenty of shut-eye is not exactly what a Kitchener, Ontario, attraction has in made for guests at its new camping experience, the Canadian Press reported. Bingemans Camping Resort, known for staging horror events including a Screampark haunted...County Enlists Students For Campground
Five Umpqua Community College engineering students squinted in the sunshine Tuesday afternoon (April 8) as they surveyed land for a campground at Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park, the News-Review of Roseburg, Ore., reported. The students are designing the campground,...New Owners Ready For Camping Season
New owners, several renovations and upgrades as well as a return of some old favorites are all in store for visitors to the Paris Landing/Kentucky Lake Kampgrounds of America (KOA) campground in Buchanan, Tenn., this camping season, the Paris Post-Intelligencer...
