Month: March 2013

(March 13, 2013) -- Several hundred seniors live at the Horseshoe Cove RV Park in Bradenton. They've arrived there late in their lives, but have formed strong bonds and close friendships. So as more and more of their friends and relatives developed cancer, they decided to go on the warpath, and have worked wonders, writes WWSB.

(March 13, 2013) -- The owners of Anchor Inn RV Park in Port Orford, where human remains were discovered Monday, say they’re baffled as to how a body got there, writes Coos Bay World.

(March 13, 2013) -- The Fort Myers Beach Observer reports that 17-year-old Christina Glase, sponsored by Red Coconut RV Park, was crowned 2013 Shrimp Queen at the 55th annual Fort Myers Beach Lions Shrimp Festival this past weekend.

(March 13, 2013) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is asking the National Park Service to let the state run the 64-site Elk Mountain Campground at Wind Cave National Park, writes The Republic.

(March 13, 2013) -- The State reports that Congaree National Park drew 120,166 visitors in 2011, generating about $2.93 million in spending, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service.

(March 13, 2013) -- Young families visiting Bay City State Park are more likely than ever before to find an easier path to the Saginaw Bay shoreline, writes the Bay City Times.

(March 13, 2013) -- A Sunday night fire caused between $10,000 and $20,000 in damage to the common-area bathroom at Camelot RV Park in Cottonwood, reports Verde Independent.

(March 13, 2013) -- The Armidale Express reports that plans to turn Charleston Willows into a campground could threaten the viability of the Armidale Showground, according to its chairman.

(March 13, 2013) -- Staff and volunteers at Brazos Bend State Park are offering at least three free programs or hikes every day during spring break week. Visitors can take advantage of this “marsh madness” today through March 17, reports Fortbendstar.com.

(March 13, 2013) -- A bat at Table Rock State Park in Pickens County has been found with the state’s first known case of white-nose syndrome, a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America, reports the Anderson Independent Mail.