Month: February 2012

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- MyFOX Houston reports that the 48th Annual Houston RV Show at Reliant Center, the largest RV show in Texas, begins today and ends Sunday, Feb. 12.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- The Broome County Department of Parks and Recreation will be accepting reservations for camping at Greenwood Park for the 2012 season beginning on Thursday, March 1.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- “Our Lodge Series models offer spacious room sizes, residential-quality furnishings, and high-capacity comfort systems,” said Baskerville.  “With 8-foot ceilings, multiple slide rooms, premium hardwood cabinetry and state-of-the-art digital entertainment options, any one of our Lodge Series trailers can be the center of life for an active family for months at a time.” 

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- August 2011's tropical storm Irene left a path of devastating flooding and wind damage across Vermont. Abel Mountain Campground in Braintree was among the many businesses crippled by the storm. Recently, a group of Pete's RV employee volunteers gathered after work one night and assembled ten hardwood picnic tables for donation to the campground.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- Each session is 1.5 hours and is conducted live via a virtual classroom. Teaching popular and practical digital marketing techniques specific to the outdoor recreation industry, topics include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, email marketing and a fifth session covering emerging digital marketing trends and productivity tools.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- It takes a lot of money to keep Yellowstone National Park in working condition for the millions who visit each year, which is why Rep. Keith Gingery, R-Jackson, is sponsoring a bill that would put an additional one cent sales tax on purchases made in Yellowstone, reports the Powell Tribune.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- James Dean, the legendary "Rebel Without A Cause," was born 81 years ago today. What many in the RV industry may not have realized was that Dean may have been an RVer before his death Sept. 30, 1955.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- According to the National Park Service, trips to national parks have increased, up about five percent in the last two years, and national park tours have increased at an even faster rate, 20 percent in the last year, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- On Monday, Assemblyman Jared Huffman introduced Assembly Bill 1589, the California State Parks Stewardship Act of 2012, which contains several proposals to address short- and long-term needs to keep parks from closing, reports the Marin Independent-Journal.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- "This alternative to the mass-produced copycat trailers is as clean as you will find in this price segment as far as fit and finish goes,” said Harlan. "We are very proud and honored to be the first to handle this newest product from Gulf Stream Coach in the United States."