Month: April 2013

(April 25, 2013) -- Davis Lakes and Campground in Suffolk celebrated its 30-year anniversary on April 20, reports the Suffolk News-Herald.

(April 25, 2013) -- Moran brings 18 years of industry experience to his position where he will oversee Brown and Brown's service contract business as well as ancillary products like tire protection, wheel protection, gap insurance, road hazard insurance, RV appearance protection and theft protection products.

(April 25, 2013) -- Due to an aging electrical system and possible safety concerns, Winnebago County Forest Preserve District has closed down electrical service at the Pecatonica River Forest Preserve Campground in Illinois.

(April 25, 2013) -- Dwight Partin, owner of South Prairie Creek RV Park, and Pierce County have reached an agreement on a price for 1.36 acres to extend the Foothills Trail through the park, reports TheNewsTribune.com.

(April 25, 2013) -- Nearly 160 registered guests, including participating vendors, are taking part in the series of meetings that continue through Friday. Approximately 100 RV dealerships are represented at the event. Paey said the network is now looking to add additional RV service centers and parts/accessories stories to its membership role to better expand their service offerings to Priority RV Network customers.

(April 25, 2013) -- The Bismarck Tribune reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will trim back maintenance at North Dakota campgrounds because of budget cuts this year, and as cuts go deeper, the corps will ask if North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department will take the campgrounds over.

(April 25, 2013) -- On April 15, the Pratt County Planning and Zoning Board approved a special use permit for Mulberry Knob RV Park. Owner Alan Albers wants to develop a campground for oil workers in need of temporary housing, reports the Pratt Tribune.

(April 25, 2013) -- Beginning on April 30 through May 20, Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park will close for a major repaving project. Aspenglen Campground will open early for the season on April 30 to accommodate campers.

(April 25, 2013) -- "The company has grown dramatically while operating metrics continue to set new standards and records with each passing quarter. When we also consider the successful efforts to strengthen the balance sheet, we see a transformed company," said Gary A. Shiffman, Sun Communities chairman and CEO. "Our primary goal now is to bring performance to the bottom line through 2013 and 2014."

(April 25, 2013) -- “Awareness of dark skies is at an all-time high, but so is the problem [of light pollution],” according to Scott Kardel, managing director of the International Dark-Skies Association, who is quoted in a Santa Fe New Mexican.com article.