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Cavco Reports Jump In Quarterly Revenue
Cavco Industries Inc., a major builder of park model RVs and cabins as well as manufactured housing, today (Aug. 5) reported its financial results for the company’s first fiscal quarter, which ended June 27, 2015. The results included a 16.2% boost in net...Halloween Camping Popularity On The Rise
Interest in Halloween camping is growing by leaps and bounds, according to Tracie Fisher, and that’s why she’s started a new website to help parks capitalize on the trend. Parks which have been offering these themed weekends experience a high return rate...Angel Fire RV Resort Hosting Open House
Newly opened Angel Fire RV Resort in Angel Fire, N.M., announced that it is hosting an open house to showcase one of the most luxurious RV coaches ever made, the 2016 Newell Coach Quad Slide, valued at $1.8 million. The open house, Thursday (Aug. 6) through Saturday,...Minn. RV Resort Owners A 'Happy Family'
A decade ago, the people staying at Big Horn Bay Resort on Lake Ida in Alexandria, Minn., summer after summer didn’t really know each other. Today they’re like one big happy family, the Grand Forks Herald reported. Here’s why: When the owners of the resort...RV Park Owner Sues Texas Town Over Limits
Disputes over the boundaries of the Floresville, Texas, city limits and how they relate to the Pecan Springs RV Park are among the reasons why the park’s owner, Starnes Investment Group LLC, is suing the Wilson County Appraisal District, the city of Floresville, the...Storm Closes Mich. Campground For Week
The damage at D.H. Day Campground following the straight-line wind storm on Sunday (Aug. 2) is unlike anything the park rangers have ever seen before and will keep the campground closed for at least a week, MLive.com reported. The popular rustic campground is closed...Palm Harbor, Fla., Flooding Cleanup Begins
Dozens of people at the Sherwood Forest and Caladesi RV parks in Palm Harbor, Fla., are drying out after more than four feet of floodwater rushed through their campsites Monday (Aug. 3), television station WSTP reported. Now the water is gone but the cleanup has just...R.I. Storm Sends Campers To The Hospital
Connecticut residents were caught in the fray when a fierce storm ripped through a Rhode Island campground early Tuesday (Aug. 4), injuring nearly a dozen people, television station WVIT reported. Officials said straight-line winds tore through the Burlingame State...Sun Communities Buys Two Md. RV Resorts
One of coastal Maryland’s oldest attractions has a new owner, DelmarvaNow.com reported. Frontier Town, the Wild West-styled campground and theme park west of Ocean City, has been sold to Sun Communities, one of the country’s largest owners of manufactured housing...Midwest RV Super Show Starting Thursday
The 60th Annual Midwest RV Super Show, touted as the first event to display 2016 models, is set to open Thursday (Aug. 6) and run through Sunday at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart, Ind. Organizers with the host Indiana Manufactured Housing...Ike Hamilton Played Key Role with MARVAC
The Michigan Association of Recreational Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) reported that services for Loran “Ike” Hamilton, a former MARVAC board member and former owner of Hamilton’s RV Center in Saginaw, would be held Thursday (Aug. 6). Visitation...
