Month: August 2016

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- At 10:14 p.m. on Aug. 3, the Alger County, Mich., Sheriff's Office received a report of a camper with a head injury at the Coves Group Campground in the backcountry of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- A Barr Township, Pa., camper fire in July has been ruled an arson. And the state police fire marshal investigating the blaze said Thursday it's one of at least four – perhaps as many as seven – related and intentionally set fires in the area over a five-month span.

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- Residents may catch sight of a caravan of Airstreams rolling through the area Thursday as Tourist Park in Marquette, Wis., is transformed into a Mardi Gras themed-venue this weekend in honor of the Wisconsin Unit of the Airstream Club rally.

After boasting of record profits earlier in the year, Ford Motor Co. last week dropped a profit warning as jarring as concrete blocks hitting the bed of an aluminum pickup. As reported by Automotive News, executives said the automaker is spending more than anticipated on incentives as U.S. vehicle demand softens, generating less revenue than […]

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- The company's content per travel trailer and fifth wheel RV for the 12 months ended June 30, increased $95 to $3,013. Content per motorhome RV for the 12 months ended June 30, increased $138 to $1,920.

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- According to Shootout for Soldiers, everyone inside the RV made it out safely, but everything left behind was destroyed and the RV is now just a charred shell, WMAR-TV reported.

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- “Campground operators in the Sierra and elsewhere are telling us their business levels are up substantially compared to last year at this time,” said Sipe.

El Nino didn’t deliver nearly as much precipitation as forecaster’s had predicted, but it provided enough to significantly increase business levels at campgrounds near California’s lakes and streams this summer. “Campground operators in the Sierra and elsewhere are telling us their business levels are up substantially compared to last year at this time,” said Debbie […]

(Aug. 4, 2016) -- Del Francis is riding his bicycle from Texas to Washington, D.C., to honor 74 sailors who perished during the Vietnam War onboard the USS Frank E. Evans when it collided with the Australian Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne and sank.

As introduced at the RV/MH Hall of Fame induction dinner Aug. 1, the 40-acre facility in Elkhart, Ind., is set to undergo an expansion to its east side. This computer animated video, created by project designers Jones Petrie Rafinski Corp., depicts the proposed expansion that would include a campground rally site for several hundred units, a […]