Month: April 2017

(April 4, 2017) -- $2 million of your tax dollars are going to a trail that would eventually allow you to walk or ride a bike from Calvert City to Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. The trail is part of a larger project to revamp U.S. 62 and its interchange with Interstate 24.

(April 4, 2017) -- Peninsula State Park launches its 17th annual Like to Hike program with an easy 1.5-mile hike from 2 to 3 p.m. April 8.

(May 4, 2017) -- Kampgrounds of America will host its 2017 Big Weekend May 12 and 13 to raise money to support KOA Care Camps, a program which helps send kids with cancer to special camps for a week.

(April 4, 2017) -- Construction crews are hard at work, pushing towards an opening date during the May long weekend at a new high-end RV park in Penticton.

(April 4, 2017) -- The National Park Getaways series helps people find new places to connect with nature, history, family, and friends. This month’s Getaway featuring Virgin Islands National Park is the 268th installment in the series.

(April 4, 2017) -- In the RV industry's 17th announced consolidation, Diversified Investment Companies today announced the acquisition of Hidden Creek Camping Resort, a 123-unit RV park located on 63 acre parcel in Marion, N.C.

(April 4, 2017) -- Glamping," or glamorous camping, has caught on in recent years, according to Business Insider. Mainebiz last September reported that Maine Forest Yurts of Durham is capitalizing on the trend for tourists wanting a close encounter with nature without all the dirt or the bugs.

(April 4, 2017) -- Sarah and her husband, Jake Dusek, built a safari camp on his family's farm in Havre, eight miles from the Canadian border. The couple had moved there from Sarah's native England so their newborn son could enjoy the same outdoorsy childhood as his father. Their first camp, called Sage Safari, was one of the earliest U.S. venues for glamping.

(April 4, 2017) -- Flexsteel Industries announces that its operating results for the third quarter ended March 31 will be released on April 20 after the market closes.

(April 4, 2017) -- It was a record-breaking opening day for provincial park reservations in Nova Scotia, which Department of Natural Resources staff credit to a new, user-friendly website.