Month: May 2017

(May 3, 2017) -- A proposed 157-lot luxury RV resort is on hold because of a contract dispute between the landowner and would-be developers, according to San Juan County administrator Willy Tookey. The proposed project would be on 54 acres along the east side of U.S. Highway 550, just north of Purgatory Resort.

(May 3, 2017) -- The city is looking to tackle an issue with people using the Frontage Road parking lot to store recreational vehicles and utility trailers long-term.

(May 3, 2017) -- Bob Heritage had just started up an RV at his sister’s home along Indian River Drive in St. Lucie County. He went to put some tools away, and when he came back the recreational vehicle was smoking.

Woodland Park Inc., a manufacturer of park model RVs, announced changes for the 2018 model year including the rollout of two new U.S. floorplans as well as across-the board product and décor improvements.  John Soard, sales manager for the Middlebury, Ind.-based builder, reported that the main driver in the changes was streamlining the process and making the […]

(May 3, 2017) -- The annual Exceptional Anglers event, Gone Fishin', Not Just Wishin', at Oak Mountain State Park will take place May 10-12. The event teaches students with special needs from the Shelby and Jefferson county school systems the art of fishing. Media Day will be May 11 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The fishing and festivities will take place behind the park's main office.

(May 3, 2017) -- Thirty new campsites at Steamboat Rock State Park will still have to wait to become a reality, with no set date for construction to resume. Currently the area for the new campsites is just a big, empty lot of sand, just as it was left in the fall of 2016.

(May 3, 2017) -- Great Walks like the Milford and Kepler tracks are some of New Zealand's flagship hikes, and some of our biggest draw-cards for adventurous tourists.

(May 3, 2017) -- The Aug. 21 total solar eclipse is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to Central Oregon at the height of wildfire season; and many won't be staying in a hotel or traditional campground, nor are they familiar with the High Desert's extreme fire risk.

(May 3, 2017) -- The Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday that the four people were arrested a day earlier in what is termed a “directed enforcement detail” at the campground.

(May 3, 2017) -- The cause of a fire early Monday at Freddie’s Pawn Shop & Trading Post at 6757 Asheville Highway that destroyed an adjacent camper was an electrical malfunction inside the camper, authorities said.