Month: February 2016

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- A new visitor center and improvements in mountain bike trails at Lake Norman State Park likely contributed to a 35 percent increase in visitation there to 742,236, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- San Diego’s Mission Bay Park is on the verge of a partial transformation that aims to enhance its recreational appeal while also helping fight climate change, sea level rise and water pollution.

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- According to Lieutenant Todd Moran of the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, the investigation has not ruled out the possibility that hash oil or honey butane oil was being manufactured at the time of the explosion. It’s a process that is extremely dangerous.”

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- A Portland couple faces more than $23,000 in fines from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for on-site sewage violations at RV parks in Redmond and Warrenton, the agency said.

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- The Department of Natural Resources' 2016 Indiana Recreation Guide is the source for information on state parks, lakes, state park inns, fish and wildlife areas, state forests and other DNR properties.

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- Dwayne Alan Case might have saved the life of Elizabeth Gregg had he gotten immediate medical help for her after firing a broadhead tipped arrow into her abdomen at a remote campsite in Renville County on June 12.

(Feb. 17, 2016) -- In addition, Google is launching street view imagery for 40 national parks, including Alcatraz, Santa Cruz Channel Island and Montezuma Castle National Monument.

Officials are in the final stages of preparation for the 53rd Annual Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners (WACO) Convention and Trade Show, March 16-20 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis. Widely regarded as one of the largest such events in the nation, the convention and trade show features about 190 vendors […]

U.S. factories cranked out more autos, furniture and food last month, boosting production by the most since July. As reported by the Associated Press, manufacturing output rose 0.5% in January, after falling in four of the previous five months, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Overall industrial production, which includes mining and utilities, added 0.9%, the […]

Land ’N’ Sea Distribution Inc., one of North America’s largest marine parts and accessories distributors, is expanding its presence in the RV market with the completion of a 32,000-square-foot expansion to its distribution center in Pompano Beach, Fla. The move represents the next step in the company’s growth strategy for the RV parts and accessories sector following the […]