Month: September 2012

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- Northland's NewsCenter reports campers and hikers itching to get back inside Jay Cooke State Park only have a few weeks to wait.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- The public is invited to bring their ideas to an open house sponsored by Missouri State Parks on Oct. 6 at Lake Wappapello State Park near Williamsville.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- "The theory of absorption and associated processes are fine-tuned and presented in a way that makes this sometimes perplexing device a little easier to understand," said Leach. "Like the other LP appliances studied, individual component testing and replacement is accomplished as well as an understanding of all operational ills on each energy source employed by the RV refrigerator."

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- Although storage compartments and space vary from one type of unit to the next, blogger Bob Zagami noted that certain space-maximizing truths are universal in a piece posted at BestOfTheRoad.com. 

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- From Marshall County, Ky., WPSD Local 6 reports strict new rules  were created to give everyone a fair shot at camping on Tennessee Valley Authority property.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- In Milford Township, Mich., a third Halloween weekend has been added at Camp Dearborn, due to the popularity of the family-friendly event held the past five years, reports the Dearborn Press and Guide.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- At Tuesday night's Onslow County Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a Sneads Ferry RV park, but some residents are not happy about it, reports WITN.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- Though the previously forecast $3-per-gallon national average, which was expected to become reality by Halloween, seems highly unlikely, drivers are seeing some relief at the pump, reports Time.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- The O’Brien County Conservation Board in Iowa is extending the camping season with full amenities (water, electric, etc. – where available) through the first weekend of October at Dog Creek Park, southeast of Sutherland, and Mill Creek Park, located east of Paullina.

(Sept. 26, 2012) -- Walmart has developed a reputation for being friendly to traveling campers. But RVers hoping to state in the Carlisle Walmart parking lot for an extended period of time can expect to be turned away, or ticketed and towed, reports The Sentinel.