Month: January 2012

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- Visitation at North Carolina’s state parks and state recreation areas continued at a record level in 2011, with 14.25 million visits, matching the all-time record set in 2009 and posting a slight increase from 14.19 visits in 2010.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- Dave, a senior engineer with Petrohawk Energy Corp., and his wife have lived in the Lazy Longhorn RV Park in Victoria since June. The Matneys are among those drawn to the area by the Eagle Ford Shale, and RV parks have become their residence of choice, reports the Victoria Advocate.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- After obtaining permission from council, about 20 motorhomes stayed at Lake Canobolas over the weekend, and enthusiasts say allowing people to camp there would be a big boost to tourism in Orange, reports the Central Western Daily.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- The mayor of Petersburg, Ind., is counting on construction projects underway now (including a project at Evans & Son RV Sales) to benefit the city in the future, reports WFIE.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- In response to customer feedback from the Motorhome and Caravan Show in October, Bailey announces the forthcoming addition of the Approach SE 625 model to its motorhome range.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- The Press reports a Twitter mention by a BBC Dragons' Den star resulted in Harrogate Motorhomes in the United Kingdom securing more business, more followers on Twitter, a significant increase in website activity and even a number of business propositions.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- The Northern Echo reports fears of falling demand has prompted Cummins to cut about 40 jobs at a factory in the United Kingdom.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has removed 372 trash receptacles in the past three years as part of the "Carry In, Carry Out" program, and park managers statewide say they are seeing less trash on trails because of it, reports the Columbus Dispatch.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- The Omaha World-Herald reports the Bomb Digs Food Truck is serving a wide array of gourmet street food from a shiny, colorful motorhome.

(Jan. 16, 2012) -- Last week, the county Planning Commission unanimously approved a 130-space RV resort north of Paso Robles that backer Bruce Jordan described as "state of the art," reports the San Luis Obispo Tribune.