Month: September 2012

(Sept. 3, 2012) --  Country Roads RV Center celebrated the grand opening at its new 10-bay service, parts and camping supplies facility in Northern Davidson County Aug. 30. “As one of the largest towable dealerships in the state, this new facility is long over due.  Our service work has doubled and our parts sales have also doubled in the four-short weeks of opening the doors,” said Zimmerman. 

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- If you like to listen to jazz or blues when you're behind the wheel of your motorhome, then beware, writes Out And About Live.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- You're never too old for the Nebraska State Fair: that's the message 103-year-old camper Pansy Mueller has made clear by example, writes 1011now.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- Just over a year ago, the AuSable River Campsite in Keeseville boasted 130 campsites, a below-ground swimming pool and an elaborate $10,000 playground. But today, the pool is filled with trash and construction debris, and all that remains of the playground is two tether-ball poles, writes the Plattsburgh Press Republican.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- Middleboro zoning board members told Tispaquin Family Campground owner Barbara Holton that they would be willing to consider her request for a 111-site permit, if she gets back to them with documents showing she is in compliance with local and state health codes, writes the Middleboro Gazette.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) announced that the department has placed a temporary hold on accepting reservations for the 2013 camping season to inform customers of pending fee structure changes and the savings options available to customers, before making reservations for next year.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- To meet the housing demand, Crane County recently opened their own RV park inside city limits, reports KOSA.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- California authorities said Friday that a man shot to death by a sheriff's deputy in Carson on Wednesday was a parolee who appeared to be aiming his RV at another deputy, writes the Daily Breeze.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- Forest Service officials in Vermont announced Friday that the camping season has been extended for Vermonters and visitors at three popular campgrounds on the Green Mountain National Forest: Chittenden Brook, Moosalamoo, and Silver Lake Campgrounds.

(Sept. 3, 2012) -- On Friday evening, Ventura city fire units responded to the scene of a hazardous material spill, reports the Ventura County Star. Crews were initially called to render care to an injured person in a motorhome, but once on scene, crews discovered raw sewage leaking from the RV into a storm drain.