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Escapees’ Kay Peterson To Be Remembered July 1
A memorial to celebrate the life of Kay Peterson will take place July 1 at 2 p.m. at the CARE center in Livingston, Texas. Kay and her late husband, Joe Peterson, founded Escapees RV Club in 1978, and continued to serve its members until 1990 when leadership of the...Proposed RV Park Releases Environmental Report
A group proposing to build a controversial 750-lot RV campground in Shediac, New Brunswick, near Parlee Beach presented the environmental impact assessment for the proposal at an open house on Saturday (June 24), according to a report by the CBC News of New Brunswick....Tiny House Trend Makes Its Way Into N.H. Lodging
Tiny houses are big. What is often called a movement or a lifestyle is also a booming commercial opportunity that has extended to lodging in the past few years — and it’s starting to roll into New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Business Review reported. Its path is...Athena Real Estate Keys In On Southeastern Parks
Athena Real Estate is not your typical property investment firm. Instead of targeting homes, empty lots or office buildings, the Danbury, Conn.-based firm zeroes in on RV parks, manufactured home communities and self-storage facilities, the News Times reported. This...Fla. RV Park, FRVTA Donate To Children's Hospital
Flamingo Lake RV Resort and the Northeast Florida chapter of the Florida RV Trade Association teamed up to donate $4,000 to Wolfson Children’s Hospital. It resulted in an $8,000 donation to the hospital, thanks to a matching gift from the Baptist Health Foundation,...Conestoga Ranch Offers Aug. 21 Eclipse Package
Northern Utah’s Conestoga Ranch is promoting one-night lodging packages for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. Conestoga Ranch’s Garden City, Utah, location will allow guests to experience 80% eclipse totality. All-inclusive rates start at $195 per person...Gulf Islands Nat'l Seashore Considers Higher Fees
Just two years after increasing entrance and camping fees, the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida and Mississippi is now weighing a second round of increases to place it in line with fees charged by similar parks, pulsegulfcoast.com reported. Under the proposed...S.C. State Park's Campground Reopening Delayed
Phil Gaines was back in what has become his second home, his shirt drenched from a humid Thursday (June 22) morning walk along the beach at South Carolina’s Hunting Island State Park, the Beaufort Gazette reported. The director of the state’s park service...RV Park Developer Blue Water Adds Motel In N.J.
Blue Water Development Corp., a real estate developer specializing in commercial and hospitality properties, announced the acquisition of the beachfront Drifting Sands Motel in Ship Bottom, N.J.. This is the corporation’s first New Jersey property, Ocean City (Md.)...County Votes No On Tiny Home Campground In Del.
The Sussex County (Del.) Council voted unanimously this week to deny a conditional-use application for a “tiny home” campground in the Long Neck area, the Coastal Point reported. Architect and property owner Joy Marshall Ortiz told the council she wanted to create a...Ore. RV Resort Adds Additional Yurts For Glamping
Adventure travelers today are looking for new ways to escape on vacation to recharge, unwind, decompress and focus on family, fun and good friends, and many are seeking out new “glamping” opportunities such as staying in a yurt at in the gorgeous Oregon...
