Month: November 2012

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) announced yesterday that lands directly related to Travelers’ Rest State Park in Lolo, including the visitor center and museum collections, are now publicly owned by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. No state funds were used in this acquisition.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Dealers were eager to catch an early glimpse of  what they could look forward to as they plan for the upcoming RV season, said Donald Cochran, national director of sales, who noted the atmosphere throughout the event was electric and upbeat. 

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- The Victoria Advocate reports Victoria Coleto Creek Kampgrounds of America RV park opened for business last month in Texas.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Several from Iron Range were named to the Minnesota Resort & Campground Association’s board at the group’s recent fall conference at Breezy Point Resort, reports the Mesabi Daily News.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Denali Park rangers are geared up and ready to teleport themselves via Skype into classrooms around the state for some fun, interactive lessons on sled dog adaptations and the geology of Mount McKinley, reports Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Southeast Publications announced today it will refile a lawsuit against Texas Advertising after a federal judge dismissed an earlier suit. "The judge didn’t want the case so we are re-filing in state court," Kurtis Eiben, marketing and technology director for Southeast Publications, told RV Daily Report.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- As a frequent visitor of Delaware beaches who was curious about the towers, William Grayson was told to look for a book in Cape Henlopen State Park’s store, which he eventually found had been removed from shelves because he said it was too full of errors. That didn't stop his quest for answers.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- The controversial Mojave Cross, a white cross erected to memorialize American soldiers who died in World War I, is again in the news. California veterans are receiving land for the memorial, and the cross that went missing two years ago, has been found.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office is hosting a series of online public meetings from November through January to get people’s thoughts about the future of outdoor recreation in the state, reports the Enumclaw Courier-Herald.

(Nov. 6, 2012) -- Gulf Coast News Today reports the city council in Gulf Shores, Ala. on Monday rejected a liquor license for the state to have sales on the Gulf State Park Pier.