Month: July 2015

Wells Fargo & Co. is still in the mix for deals as General Electric unwinds its financial businesses, but signaled competition is tough. The Wall Street Journal reported that the San Francisco-based bank is working “as closely as we can” with GE, especially for certain pieces of GE Capital’s portfolio that “fit neatly with our expertise,” Wells […]

(July 17, 2015) -- The Vintages Trailer Resort offers a collection of restored camping trailers from the 50s and 60s is a little retro paradise near Dayton, Ore. This summer, the Vintages added three new campers to the mix.

(July 17, 2015) -- Thousands of campers will be calling the EAA grounds home for next week's AirVenture, and many of them are arriving in Oshkosh, Wis., now.

(July 17, 2015) -- A 19-year-old Minnesota man was charged Monday following an incident at an Apple River, Wis., campsite where he allegedly went at a group of campers with a knife

Camping in Ontario is getting a makeover. CBC News reported that Ontario Parks is working to expand its “glamping” or “glamourous camping” options to include more roofed accommodations like cabins and yurts. Ontario Parks spokesperson Anne Craig says the demand is so high that these sites have been booked until the fall. Glamping is bringing in […]

(July 17, 2015) -- The motor club AAA says more than 30 million Americans are hitting the road this summer. Some are traveling in luxury and some in vintage camper trailers.

(July 17, 2015) -- In a 31-foot Airstream aside a New Hartford, N.Y., road, one can purchase products like duck, chicken, quail and — for good measure — take a few minutes to sit and listen to some vintage vinyl.

With the price of gas down nearly a dollar a gallon from this time last year, consumers who are paying less at the pump are opting for bigger, more gas-thirsty vehicles. The Omaha World-Herald reported that easier lending terms — including loans written for seven years — also are helping sales of new pickup trucks, […]

(July 17, 2015) -- Cases remain concentrated in the Northeast and upper Midwest, NBC reported. There are now 260 counties where the risk of catching Lyme disease is at least twice the national average, up from 130 a decade earlier.

(July 17, 2015) -- Independence Bowl Foundation officials yesterday announced Camping World as the title sponsor of the Independence Bowl in a multi-year agreement. The 2015 bowl game is scheduled for Dec. 26 at 4:45 p.m. CST and will be known as the Camping World Independence Bowl.