Month: January 2012

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Last week, the Chisago County Board approved a permit amendment for Rushmore Campgrounds in Nessel Township, reports the Chisago County Express.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- The Waterbury Republican American reports that an explosion in a small RV this morning on Lines Hill Road Extension in Naugatuck, injured a man who was living inside.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Total RV shipments fell 7.7 percent in January. However,  RV wholesale shipments for all of 2011 reached 252,300 units in 2011, up 4.1 percent over 2010’s year-end total, the RV Industry Association reported today.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Natrona County commissioners said Tuesday that they will consider creating a Parks Department independent from the Road and Bridge Department, reports the Casper Star-Tribune Online.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- On Tuesday afternoon, a 28-year-old man was arrested in Santa Cruz after a standoff with police that lasted several hours, reports the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- This week, the National Park Service is holding its final round of public hearings on a utility plan for a $1.2 billion high-voltage power line that will cross three overlapping federal parks from Berwick to Roseland, N.J., reports the Scranton Times-Tribune.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- About 20 Torrington residents attended the third public comment meeting last Thursday at the Lincoln Community Complex, to give the city input on revamping RV regulations. Now one of three important steps toward revising RV law is complete, reports The Torrington Telegram.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Warners Group Publications, which publishes MMM and Which Motorhome, has launched a digital version of Which Motorhome, Britain's only motorhome test magazine dedicated to helping motorhome buyers make the right buying decision first time, writes Out & About Live.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Today, Go RVing Canada is revealing the results of a new Family Vacation Cost Comparison Study, which shows that an RV vacation can be up to 78 percent cheaper than other forms of travel. This statistic has increased by three percent since the last study, conducted in 2009.

(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Today, the National Park Foundation launches "Ticket To Ride" a new program providing the much needed funds to make national park field trips possible. The initial grant of $117,000 will make it possible for young people across the country to experience America's national parks during this school year.