Month: May 2013

(May 20, 2013) -- Business owners in Pigeon Lake are looking forward to this year’s season after most of the campground at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park closed early last year for renovations, reports CBC.ca.

(May 20, 2013) -- If you find yourself on the road this Memorial Day weekend, you might want to keep track of the recreational vehicles you see, writes MSN Money. RV sales have been coming back, and may be another indicator of a strengthening economy.

(May 20, 2013) -- Cruiser RV announced today the promotion of Maynard Raber to the company’s new position of director of manufacturing. With this new position, Raber will directly oversee the manufacturing of all products produced in the company’s manufacturing facilities.

(May 20, 2013) -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. has recognized Crowley RV Center, of Bristol, Conn., as a Circle of Excellence dealer for 2013, reports the Hartford Courant.

(May 20, 2013) -- Parts of Milford State Park were hit hard Saturday night by winds estimated to be around 75 miles an hour. Several campers were damaged and one was overturned, trapping an elderly couple inside, reports WIBW.

(May 20, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District is unable to open Corps-operated campgrounds along the Oklahoma portion of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System for the 2013 recreation season. Funding for the Oklahoma portion of the navigation system has been reduced to the point where the Corps is not able to safely open and operate the campgrounds.

(May 20, 2013) -- Last Monday, a 19-year-old Sandwich man was arrested and charged with theft, capping a three month investigation, reports the Morris Daily Herald. Richard Stiles allegedly stole money from the Hide-A-Way Lakes Campground in Yorkville on Feb. 12.

(May 20, 2013) -- Last week, the first wave of U.S. and Canadian reporters were handed the keys to a fleet of Sprinter vans as part of a “Press Drive Presentation” staged by Mercedes. The diesel powered Sprinter is set to launch in North America on Sept. 1, reports Examiner.com.

(May 20, 2013) -- Brenda Negley lives in the midst of towering Giant Sequoias every summer at Nelder Grove. Her position as campground host and her many hours of volunteerism have been nationally recognized; she has been named the Sierra National Forest Regional and National Campground Host of the Year, writes the Sierra Star.

(May 20, 2013) -- If the town of Clifton and Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. are able to follow through on a partnership to expand the existing North Clifton RV Park, Okie Town may see life once again, reports the Eastern Arizona Courier.