Month: May 2012

(May 30, 2012) -- The ‘father of guerrilla marketing’ and international bestselling author Jay Conrad Levinson, whose books have sold more than 21 million copies worldwide, will provide the foreword to Evanne Schmarder and Peter Pelland’s upcoming book Unconventional Wisdom Works: 25 Marketing Strategies to Build Your Outdoor Recreation Business Today.

(May 30, 2012) -- Representatives from Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort are pleased to announce the successful launch of their new brand and national marketing campaign. The kickoff officially took place over the Memorial Day weekend with record breaking crowds and activities at the resort.

(May 30, 2012) -- On June 1, cross border shopping rules will change, and RV add-ons will be tax exempt and cost less in the United States than they do in Canada. News Talk Sports AM 1150 reports that the Okanagan RV community is bracing for the changes.

(May 30, 2012) -- The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that Alaska State Parks is still searching for summer hosts at three Fairbanks-area campgrounds: Rosehip and Granite Tors campgrounds in the Chena River State Recreation Area and the Clearwater State Recreation Site in Delta Junction.

(May 30, 2012) -- Eric Bertch, manager of Lost Island Waterpark in Waterloo, is expecting record numbers during the park's 11th season, and hopes the scheduled July 4 opening of nearby Bamboo Ridge Campground, a Kampground of America franchise, boosts attendance, reports the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

(May 30, 2012) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River Project is looking for a fulltime volunteer campground host at Blanchard Island Recreation Area, along the Illinois side of the Mississippi River just south of Muscatine, Iowa.

(May 30, 2012) -- The Tub Run Campground at Youghiogheny River Lake, Confluence, Pa., has been closed until further notice for maintenance. During the Memorial Day Weekend, a leak was discovered in the water tank that supplies water to the campground.

(May 30, 2012) -- The Daily Herald writes that 17-year-old Cameron Bryce Charlton idolized his 27-year-old brother, a U.S. Marine who served in Iraq. But all of that changed over the weekend when authorities say it appears Eric Charlton accidentally shot and killed his younger brother while drinking around a campfire near Yuba Reservoir.

(May 30, 2012) -- Holidaymakers heading off to caravan and campsites across the UK will be given essential safety warnings in a nationwide campaign that warns of the potentially fatal dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

(May 30, 2012) -- Specialty Reports, Inc. today announced that market penetration of its Specialty Mobile Apps products and services among retail auto dealers is continuing to grow. Our unique mobile app, with a platform designed especially for auto, powersports, recreational vehicle (RV), motor home, and marine dealerships, can accommodate virtually every "smart" mobile device in today's marketplace.