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Job Growth Is Complicating Debate To Cut Interest Rates
U.S. employers are hiring workers, but that is only making the Federal Reserve’s job harder. Reuters reported that continuing jobs gains make Fed policymakers’ debate over whether the economy needs stimulus even more difficult, setting up a possible...
Retailers Roll Out Luxury Gear as Glamping Gains Steam
A woman checks outdoor bags in the outdoor section of LL Bean on Friday (July 5).Tent? Check. Sleeping bag? Check. Rocking chair, air mattress and insulated coffee press? Hard-charging backcountry adventurers might scoff at the idea of lugging such luxuries. But for...
High Water Forces Okla. Jellystone Park To Close For ‘19
The Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Keystone Lake has been forced to close for the season due to high lake levels.Spring and summer flooding forced a new, northeastern Oklahoma water park and campground to close about two months early, according to...
180-Site Development Moving Ahead In Newfoundland
Dan Walker is one of the developers for the Waterford River Valley Campground.Campers who live in the greater St. John, Newfoundland, area will soon have new campground to enjoy, and they won’t have to cross the overpass to get there, according to CBC...Campground Preps For 8th Annual St. Judes Fundraiser
In a couple of weeks, Huggy Bear Campground in Middle Point, Ohio, will welcome the public for two days of fun and giving, according to hometownstations.com. Huggy Bear Campground will be holding its 8th annual St. Jude Benefit on July 19 and 20. The two-day event...75-Site Park/Drive-In Theater Development Receives OK
The campground that could make a long-anticipated drive-in movie theater in Graham, N.C., possible got City Council approval Tuesday (July 2), with some conditions, according to The Times News. “I think it’s a great plan,” Mayor Pro Tem Lee...
Company Offering Assistance To RVs Destroyed In Storm
Storms caused damage to RVs at a Saskatchewan park. The Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse Club is offering financial relief to all campers who experienced a total loss of their RV, caused by the June 29 summer storm that hit the Murray Doell Campground, according to a...Falling Limb Kills Child, Jellystone Releases Statement
The owners of the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Tall Pines in Elmer, N.J., have released a statement after a tree branch fell and killed a 3-year-old girl at the park on Saturday (July 6). Police say the accident happened shortly after 2 p.m....
More Bear Activity Forces Closure Of N.H. Camping Sites
Officials with the White Mountain National Forest Service in New Hampshire, say “ongoing bear activity” has forced the closure of a popular camping area in Thornton, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. The U.S. Forest Service announced...S.D. Parks Recovering From Floods, 1 To Remain Closed
In south central South Dakota some campgrounds are just now starting to see some normalcy after the spring rains that caused flooding throughout the area, according to KELO. Both the North Point Recreation Area campground and the Randall Creek Recreation Area...
Minn. Campground Back In Full Swing After ’18 Tornado
Fallen trees blocked the entrance to Kamp Dels in Waterville Other than fewer trees, there is little evidence of the destruction caused by a tornado that tore through Waterville, Minn.’s family-run Kamp Dels on Sakatah Lake last September. After months of...
