Month: April 2012

(April 23, 2012) -- WXYZ reports that Airstream is expanding into Metro Detroit. The company is partnering with National RV and hopes the new partnership will expose a whole new audience to the iconic "silver bullet" brand.

(April 23, 2012) -- Florida Today reports that Brevard County Fire-Rescue crews are working to contain a growing brush fire, now at least three acres, that was first reported about 1 p.m. today in the heavily-wooded area behind Giant Recreation World in Melbourne.

(April 23, 2012) -- Despite opposition from landowners, the Stevens County Planning Commission has recommended amending the Stevens County Zoning Ordinance to re-zone property on Perkins Lake that the owners hope to build a 30-space seasonal RV campsite on, reports the Morris Sun Tribune.

(April 23, 2012) -- USA TODAY reports that several apps, available for free during National Park Week, promise to help spark your desire to travel.

(April 23, 2012) -- The Alabama State Parks system issued a Geocaching Challenge, which started Saturday, April 14, and included visiting all 22 state parks. Two teams were able to complete it in less than four days, reports al.com.

(April 23, 2012) -- EverGreen Recreational Vehicles today announced the appointment of Mark Boessler as president, chief operating officer and shareholder of the company. He will report directly to Michael Schoeffler, CEO. Doug Lantz will assume full responsibility of all sales and marketing as vice president of sales.

(April 23, 2012) -- In September, a fire gutted the shop and showroom and burned a lot of the inventory at OK Trailer Sales in Shelley. But the dealership has risen from the ashes, and opened the doors of a completely new building to the public on Friday, reports KPVI News 6.

(April 23, 2012) -- The Senior Secured Loan Program (SSLP), jointly managed by an affiliate of Ares Capital Corporation and an affiliate of GE Capital, announced today that it closed seven financing commitments totaling $751 million, including refinancing transactions, during the first quarter of 2012.

(April 23, 2012) -- The Earlton Hill Campground and RV Park has opened a new general store/pizza/deli, where shoppers can pick up just about anything they can pick up in a grocery store, and more. Residents will no longer have to drive to Coxsackie or Greenville to shop, reports the Catskill Daily Mail.

(April 23, 2012) -- Currently Lakepoint, Gulf, Wind Creek, and Cheaha State Parks have Wi-Fi Internet in the campgrounds. Lake Guntersville, Joe Wheeler, and Oak Mountain are in the final stages of establishing their Wi-Fi systems.