Month: August 2014

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- The Larnaca, Cyrpus district office has been clamping down on illegal caravan settlements along the district’s coast, but a former Environment Commissioner said having only three registered camp sites on the island is simply not enough to meet growing demand.

(June 3, 2015) -- If you wish to use social media to find customers or guests -- and help them find you and your page -- the 20 to 30 minutes a day on Google+ will quickly pay off.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- Water Way Family Campground in Wilmington, N.C. will permanently close in just over two months. The reason for closing was due to the death of the owners.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- A brave man jumped into Laura's Lake at Ideal Park campground in Catawissa, Pa. Thursday afternoon and rescued an elderly Mount Carmel woman from a sinking car that drifted into the water from a nearby pebbled road.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- The owners of Pine Ridge Cabins and Campgrounds in Pasadena, will have to pay a fine of $500 for starting to rebuild their lodge without having all of the proper permits and approvals in place first.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- Campers in Harrison, BC were hit by theft Sunday night, waking up to find miscellaneous items missing from their campsites and vehicles.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- Minnesota officials are planning to offer yurts as new shelters for campers looking for a different state park experience.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- Angie Fuller’s RV is parked near the Grays Harbor Lighthouse in Washington. Fuller is a volunteer in the “Worker Camper” program. The program allows volunteers to temporarily take residence at places such as state and national parks and historical sites. Volunteers are provided space for their RVs, in exchange for serving at the site as tour guides and fulfilling other volunteer duties as needed.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds has designed an education schedule for this year’s Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo Dec. 2 to 5 in Las Vegas.

(Aug. 15, 2014) -- "The rise in industrial production in July marked the sixth consecutive increase and built on the revised 3.4 percent annualized gain in the second quarter of 2014," said Desjardins. Canadian employment in July surged by a revised 41,700, which more than reversed the 9,400 drop that was recorded in June.