Month: June 2015

(June 19, 2015) — Things are looking good for the future of Hammonasset Beach State Park, the Shoreline Times reported. Improvements include the construction of the new Meigs Point Nature Center and the repair of West Beach that had been damaged due to recent severe storms.

(June 19, 2015) -- The signs of activity on Oak Mountain State Park Road that includes the route's scenic "tree tunnel" in Pelham have started as part of a project aimed at safety improvements and the addition of bike lanes, the Birmingham News reported.

Most people with an RV or motorhome realize how inconvenient, or even dangerous, it can be for a loss of shorepower to happen unexpectedly, according to a press release from RV Automations LLC. The motorhome and RV products company announced the launch of the ShorePower Guard emergency automatic generator starter that provides a solution to this […]

(June 19, 2015) -- Few people know that a lot of the trails and campgrounds are being rehabilitated and for public use, and that much of the work is being done by volunteers, some from the local area and others from far away places in the nation, the Sun Advocate reported.

(June 17, 2015) -- The Governor’s Medallion is awarded to the top 20 volunteers in the state and is the state’s highest award for volunteer service, the Rocky Mount Telegram explained. Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant earned honors for Edgecombe County in the corporate/business volunteer category.

Although Country Coach Inc. stopped building high-end diesel pusher motorhomes in 2009, the brand lives on thanks to 11 chapters of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA). Included is Country Coach Friends Inc. (CCFI), a 300-plus-member nonprofit that was created shortly after the Junction City-Ore.-based company — founded by RV-industry entrepreneur Bob Lee — went out of […]

(June 19, 2015) — The RV Roadshow comes to town for only a few short days offering southern Californian's a great opportunity to explore the RV lifestyle and take advantage of special Roadshow pricing, a press release from Mike Thompson RV Superstore reported.

(June 19, 2015) -- “We have RVs with islands in the kitchen with Corian countertops. We have RVs with fireplaces,” Ash told Lancaster Online. “We have RVs with Serta pillow-top mattresses in the bedrooms, even washers and dryers."

(June 19, 2015) — A proposed recreational vehicle park adjacent to the Hillsboro Airport and close to Washington County's main highway may take precedence over a proposed RV and tent campsite by a lake in the woods, the Hillsboro Tribune reported.

(June 19, 2015) -- The course was led by Steve Maanum, a wildlife photographer, freelance writer and former Park Rapids fifth grade teacher, the Park Rapids Enterprise reported. Budding photographers captured shots of dragonflies, tree sap, spiders and dandelions, seeking textures, patterns and “lines that the lead the eye.”