Month: January 2014

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- One of the most destructive insects in the nation, the gypsy moth, prompted a quarantine in Lake and Cook County to be enforced by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The restriction could have major ramifications for campers and the timber industry.

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- An RV park named Sedona Views is proposed to be built along SR 260, giving competition to existing RV parks, Thousand Trails and Distant Drums and raising the visitor accommodations in the Verde Valley.

Memphis, Tenn.-based RVC Outdoor Destinations, provider of high-quality outdoor resort properties in the United States, announced in a press release that it reflagged Lake Raystown Resort as an RVC Outdoor Destination. The Entriken, Pa., property was developed by Jules Patt in 1984 and is currently markingits 30th anniversary. The resort’s new website has been completed to provide [...]

Next week, hundreds of motorized juggernauts will roll into Florida’s Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport to take part in the 16th annual RV rally. The Tampa Tribune reported that on Thursday (Jan. 23), set-up crews were there installing generators and other infrastructure needed to create what amounts to a mini-city that will be home to the [...]

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has announced that the Indian Valley Reservoir Campground will be closing indefinitely on January 27 as a result of extreme drought conditions.

Lawyers representing Fresno, Calif.-based Paul Evert’s RV Country said Wednesday (Jan. 22) the dealership will appeal a $4.5 million defamation judgment against the company and some of its employees, according to a report by the Fresno Bee. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jeff Hamilton ruled that Paul Evert’s RV Country and three of its employees [...]

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- The wife of a deceased high-profile gangster is suing an insurance company for refusing to pay a claim for $178,000 on his fire-damaged motorhome.

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips. This week is 7 tips on what to do if your motorhome breaks down.

(Jan. 24, 2014) -- Residents of Cannon's Campground realize the fight to bring suspected polluters to justice will be long, but they hope to escape exposure to potentially polluted well water quickly.

(Jan. 23, 2014) -- CNBC posted this picture of Marcus Lemonis on The Profit's Facebook page today with the caption, "It's The Profit Throwback Thursday time, a young Marcus Lemonis crawling his way to becoming the business turnaround king." I'm envious of the hair.