Month: October 2016

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- Two simple words are changing the ways U.S. companies advertise their products: buying power. And a recent survey commissioned by Kampgrounds of America reveals that the camping and outdoors world is quickly becoming more diverse.

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- Jeff Gaston is the founder of My RV School. His network of instructors provides behind-the-wheel training, assistance in hooking up either tow cars or to tow vehicles. He’s planning to develop a mobile training classroom to take to rallies, campgrounds and even RV dealerships. Recently, he started offering RV weighing services, too. Allen Gingrich, the founder of RV Safe T, which is headquartered in York, Pa. For 10 years he’s been providing instruction to help people get commercial drivers licenses and he recently started offering RV training throughout New England. He’ll personally travel anywhere to provide education using the students’ own RVs in their own communities. He’ll even escort people to their driver’s exams in states that require specialized licenses.

(Oct. 27, 2016) — Burn the midnight oil at Indiana Dunes State Park for the eighth season of saw-whet owl banding, WBIW.com reported.

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- Johnson Outdoors announced approval by its board of directors of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.090 per class A share and $0.082 per class B share – a 12.5% increase from the dividend rates declared in previous quarters.

(Oct. 27, 2016) — On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, the Lodge Restaurant at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park will offer a holiday meal with both traditional and nontraditional menu items for the whole family, Lincoln Journal Star reported.

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- Wisconsin state park use this year is on track to be higher than average, despite fee increases that were imposed to offset the withdrawal of tax support.

(Oct. 27, 2016) — Drew Industries announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI), has agreed to acquire the business, manufacturing facility and certain assets of the seating and chassis component division of Atwood Mobile Products, a subsidiary of Dometic Group.

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- On Oct. 14, Colorado’s Staunton State Park debuted its first all-terrain wheelchair for people with disabilities to use. The Action TrackChair has tank-like wheels that allow users to go off road, on dirt trails and up inclines

(Oct. 27, 2016) -- Beltzville State Park received a $22,158 grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to facilitate the installation of a handicapped-accessible boat launch.

(Oct. 27, 2016) — Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) announced Ryan Casey has been promoted to director of motorized sales, covering all of LCI’s motorized product lines. In his new role, Casey will join forces with LCI’s motorized product lines team and work with OEM customers to expand LCI product content.