Month: August 2012

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- On Sept. 6-9, vintage trailers will be in Lewiston for the Cowgirl Rendezvous, reports the Lewiston Tribune. They will be in the Lewiston Roundup parade on Sept. 8, after which the public is invited to tour them at Locomotive Park.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- The Republic reports that tougher emissions standards have prompted two corporate giants, Columbus-based Cummins Inc. and Nanterre, France-based Faurecia, to form an alliance.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says Louisiana state parks that received the most damaging winds and water from Tropical Storm Isaac will remain closed “indefinitely,” reports The Daily Advertiser.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Thursday that nearly 43.7 million people visited state parks and historic sites from Jan. 1 through the last weekend of August – a 2.3 million increase in visits over 2011.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- The West Fork Ranger District on the Bitterroot National Forest has announced that the popular Sam Billings Campground will be open for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend. The campground has been closed since July due to an active logging operation to remove beetle killed hazard trees.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- MyFox Philadelphia reports that a dam at Percy Quinn State Park in southwest Mississippi is in danger of failing, which could send water spilling into areas already soaked by heavy rain from Isaac.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Visitors wanting to camp in northwest Missouri can take advantage of the campsites that have been reopened at Lewis and Clark State Park near Rushville. Missouri State Parks reopened a portion of the campground after completing repairs caused by flooding of the nearby Missouri River last year.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- High desert roads and campgrounds in northeast California and northwest Nevada that were closed to public access during the Rush Fire northeast of Susanville will be reopened to the public Friday, Aug. 31.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Ocean Canyon Properties is happy to announce the addition of Mr. Rob Conrad as General Manager of Millwood Landing Golf and RV Resort in Ashdown, Ark.

(Aug. 31, 2012) -- Even careful motorhomers can end up in sticky scenarios, often through no fault of their own. Shield Total Insurance has put together the top five most common motorhome mishaps based on claims data from their motorhome insurance customers.