Month: October 2015

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- A Zombie Walk featuring participants dressed as the walking dead will raise money to fight cancer and kick off the Colors of Hope Fall Festival in Bristol, with proceeds going to Relay for Life of Elkhart County.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- An open house will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow people to view and tour the nine new cabins now in place at the KOA Campground at the east end of Lava Hot Springs.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- Harold Parker State Forest campground, in Massachusetts, is hosting events for the public that are all free.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- Everyone has an opinion on ‘best practices’ when it comes to camping. See 50 opinions, ideas, and warnings, culled and inspired from a mega-thread on Reddit asking about ‘mistakes’ commonly made when pitching a tent to sleep outdoors.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- The first guests this week are Frank Hugelmeyer, the incoming president of the RV Industry Association, and James Ashurst, the vice president of advertising and public relations for RVIA. Hugelmeyer has been on a listening tour by traveling around the country talking to manufacturers and suppliers. The former president of the Outdoor Industry Association, he describes the similarities between both organizations and how his experience will help him in the RV industry. Ashurst talks about the success of the Go RVing campaign and it's new approach to experiential marketing. The next guest is Jay Taylor, the general manager of Torklift International. The company has a growing international footprint in the RV and caravan markets. He offers some history about the company, but also describes some of Torklift's best selling products, and how dealers and manufacturers can benefit by selling and using them.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- Kings Mountain, N.C., City Council voted in favor of amending an ordinance to extend the amount of time people are allowed to stay at campgrounds in the city.

This month, Progress Manufacturing Inc. is marking the 70th year for its original Equal-i-zer Sway Control Hitch, kicking off the milestone by moving operations into a new facility in Provo, Utah. According to a press release, Equal-i-zer has worked for the past several decades to deliver superior safety and performance, including using materials made in the U.S. […]

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- Campers are being sought to participate in a celebration of autumn and Halloween taking place this weekend at Aloha State Park in Michigan.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- A Burlington man, Brandon Neil Griffith, was stabbed with a screwdriver around 10:42 a.m., Sept. 26, when he discovered an open door to his grandfather’s camper, located behind his residence.

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- Two members of an Asheville family are being treated at Ohio burn centers following a propane explosion at their Douglas Lake camping trailer Saturday morning.