Month: July 2014

(July 11, 2014) -- Tuesday night large crowds gathered to celebrate 50 years of camping at Mackinaw Mill Creek. There was a parade, music, refreshments and more.

(July 11, 2014) -- Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site in Nova Scotia is open but Jeremys Bay Campground still does not have running water. Campers are still welcome but should come well prepared.

(July 11, 2014) -- A Clackamas County sheriff's officer said an Oregon man in his 60s was fatally injured during a firewood cutting accident in the Mount Hood National Forest.

(July 11, 2014) -- A man illegally camping on Muir Beach, Calif. was subdued with a taser last month after reportedly assaulting a park ranger and fleeing on foot toward a Buddhist retreat center.

A free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center will give dealers the information and tools they need to put an effective safety plan in place. Through a partnership with KPA, the Learning Center will present the webinar at noon EDT on July 17. According to a press release, RV dealers’ participation in the live […]

(July 11, 2014) -- A St. Charles, Mo. man has died from a snakebite while staying at Sam A. Baker State Park. The death occurred Tuesday evening around 7 p.m.

(July 11, 2014) -- Regulatory analyst Janet Wimmer of KPA will guide dealers through the difficult but necessary steps for creating a facility safety program, covering the many state and federal regulations that must be taken into account.

(July 11, 2014) -- A family in Salem, Ore. barely escaped a burning RV early Thursday morning. Now, a grandfather is in the hospital recovering from his injuries after he went back into the burning camper to save his grandkids.

Camping World Inc. and Good Sam Enterprises LLC announced plans to open a new supercenter in Olive Branch, Miss., according to a news release. The location, officially named Camping World of Memphis, will offer a wide array of RV sales, service, parts and accessories for the outdoor enthusiast while joining over 100 other locations across […]

(July 11, 2014) -- The drop in employment in June 2014 disappointed expectations that the economy generated a second monthly increase and that the unemployment rate held at 7.0 percent with today’s report showing a 9,400 drop in jobs and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 7.1 percent, RBC Economics reported.