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Cornwall/Charlottetown KOA Earns Holiday Designation
Tomona MorritaA Cornwall campground on Prince Edward Island (PEI) located on the edge of the West River has earned some recognition for their offerings, according to The Guardian. The Cornwall/Charlottetown Kampgrounds of America (KOA), in the heart of PEI, is...
B.C. Park Opens Campsites With EV Charging Stations
A provincial park in the north-central interior region of British Columbia has received a major technological upgrade to give more people the chance to experience the great outdoors, according to kamloopsmatters.com. B.C. Parks announced on Friday (July 19) that 22...
Trees Topple and Cause Damage At Wisc. Campground
Trees toppled at Champions Riverside Resort during a storm on July 20.There were no reports of injuries, but there was some property damage in the wake of Saturday’s (July 20) storms that moved through the Galesville, Wisc., area, according to WXOW. Some of the...
Heavy Rains Cause Some Flooding At Mich. State Park
Michigan's Orchard Beach State Park sees high water impact camping areas.Strong storms on Friday (July 19) and Saturday left their mark on northern Michigan and in Manistee, according to 9 & 10 News. There was more than a foot of standing water in parts of...
Huggy Bear Campground Holds 8th St. Jude Fundraiser
Huggy Bear Campground in Middle PointAn annual charity fundraiser returned to Middle Point, Ohio, this weekend, according to Hometown Stations. The Huggy Bear Campground hosted their annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital benefit for the eigth year....
The U.S. Market Hoping for Interest Rate Cut on July 31
Jerome PowellLike Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen before him, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell may be worried that the central bank’s use of extreme policy during the financial crisis left him with a relatively small amount of fire power to head off the next...
Most of The Dept. of Land Management Moving to Colo.
Senior officials in the Trump administration confirmed that most of the Department of Land Management will be moved out of Washington D.C., by the end of the year under the Interior Department’s new reorganization plan. The Washington Post reported that Interior...
House Passes Bill to Up Minimum Wage to $15-An-Hour
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats helped pass a bill that would up the minimum wage $15 an hour.The U.S. House on Thursday (July 18) approved legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 in a 231-199 vote that cut largely along party lines,...
Ariz. Fire Spreads to 7,000 Acres, Evacuations Ordered
Smoke from the Cellar Fire near PrescottA wildfire burning in central Arizona is forcing evacuations in a remote area near Prescott National Forest in Arizona, the US Forest Service told CNN. The Cellar Fire has burned nearly 7,000 acres in an area located about 16...
San Diego County to Unveil ADA Cabins at County Parks
San Diego CountySan Diego County (Calif.) Parks and Recreation will celebrate the opening of four new Americans with Disabilities (ADA)-compliant cabins at Dos Picos County Park during a ribbon-cutting today (July 19), according to the Times of San Diego. The...
