Sharpen your ice skates — the Madison Ice Rink in the Spearfish (S.D.) City Campground is open for use, the Black Hills Pioneer reported. Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Superintendent Keith Hepper said that the rink was flooded with approximately 15,000 to 20,000...
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) , along with leaders of 12 other outdoor industry associations, announced the groups made an unprecedented move to join forces to create the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable and strategically work together for...
Although the matter is far from resolved, some 1,760 Canadian campgrounds received welcome news in early December when they learned government officials are recommending to reverse the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) decision to rescind the small business tax deduction...
Suzanne Braden, founder of TexZen Tiny Home Co., announced the completion of the company’s newest tiny home model. “This important milestone coincides with our holiday open-house celebration and scheduled expansion into a new facility in early 2017,”...
The Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission has recommended letting the business permit for an 80-year-old campground that came under fire for clear cutting 11 acres lapse at year’s end, exposing the facility to possible condemnation. “It’s...
Plans to redevelop the Bay Club in Berlin, Md., as a 434-site campground are moving ahead, the Dispatch reported. On Monday (Dec. 12), attorney Hugh Cropper told the Berlin Town Council that his client, the Carl M. Freeman Cos., was proceeding with plans to turn the...
The Mount Vernon (Ind.) City Council shot down a proposed ordinance to rezone land owned by Madisonville West Properties from residential zoning to light manufacturing, the Mount Vernon Democrat reported. Madisonville West wanted the property rezoned for a RV...
Saint Nick is awaiting visitors and letters from children all over the world at his post in the Midwest, the Alton (Ill.) Telegraph reported. “America’s Christmas Hometown,” Santa Claus, Ind., continues its seasonal celebration of family fun through the third weekend...
After several residents voiced their concerns about a proposed campground expansion on Richard Lake in Sudbury, Ontario, the planning committee on Monday (Dec. 12) decided to wait until January to make a decision, pending a staff report, the Sudbury Star reported. The...
Nearly four dozen people attended the 5th Annual Campground Industry Meeting last week hosted by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) at the state association’s offices outside of Lansing. The full agenda included an update on...
On Dec. 8, Campground Owners of New York (CONY) was awarded a Market NY Grant in the amount of $247,347 from Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the 2016 Regional Economic Development Council Awards in Albany, N.Y., the organization said in an announcement. “We are extremely excited...
The award-winning Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Cave City, Ky., is gearing up for $10.7 million expansion that will include the addition of 200 campsites, 31 rental cabins as well as water slides and swimming pools and other new amenities. “Our financing is now in...
