Washington State Parks has a small section of Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island pegged as one of 11 sites open to “recreation business activity” development, the Port Townsend Leader reported. Public comment on the proposal is due by Jan. 31. The proposal...
By every estimation a Lenzburg, Ill., man has an uphill battle in convincing the Perry County Zoning Commission to allow him to develop a 64-acre commercial campground along Sacred Heart Cemetery Road west of Du Quoin, the DuQuoin Evening Call reported. Jack Grau was...
In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, Skyline Corp., a manufactured housing and park model builder, posted an 18% gain in revenue compared with the previous year. The Elkhart Ind.-based company reported: Net sales from continuing operations of $58.7 million, an...
Before there was a Glen Rouge Campground on Kingston Road, Jack Graham operated a very popular park and rented space for campers, the Scarborough (Ontario) Mirror reported. There were about 10 sites in the Graham Park with a large tent, trailer or substantial seasonal...
The former manager of Kennedy Marina and Campground in Newell, W.Va., has been indicted on embezzlement charges in connection with the park’s operation from 2008 to 2010, the Herald-Star reported. Keith English, 57, faces 10 felony counts of embezzlement for...
Plattsmouth, Neb., has a 29-acre riverfront parcel the town would like to see turned into a 190-site, year-round RV park/campground, City Administrator Ervin Portis said in an email to Woodall’s Campground Management. “The property may be purchased or...
After tallying all the figures, Campground Owners of New York (CONY) announced that Camp Chautauqua in Stow, N.Y., operated by Mark Anderson and family, raised $34,000.00 in donations for Camp Good Days and Special Times as part of CONY’s fourth statewide fundraising...
The Whitsunday Regional Council in Australia has formalized its agreement with the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) to have Collinsville declared an “RV Friendly Town,” the Daily Mercury reported. Mayor Jenny Whitney said that RV-friendly...
The Gypsy Journal, a venerable consumer RV newspaper chronicling the on-the-road experiences of full-timers Nick Russell and his wife, Terry, published its final print version with the January/February 2016 issue after a 16-year run. The final printing represented the...
While many RV owners around the Pacific Northwest have already buttoned up and winterized their RVs for the season, other adventurous families and retirees alike are just getting ready to head south for the winter, ThurstonTalk.com reported. If you’re not quite ready...
Price County, Wis., believes it can make itself more attractive to visitors and local residents by providing better broadband and wireless services for people all over the county — including people staying in the county campgrounds, television station WJFW reported....
Northgate Resorts CEO Zachary Bossenbroek has very high expectations of the managers who run the company’s growing network of campgrounds and RV resorts. “Our goal,” he said, “is that each year all of our campers have an even better experience at our parks than they...
