Month: December 2017

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- The budget includes $250,000 for a new bathhouse in the far north corner of the campground.

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- Orlando-based Orange Real Estate Capital is spending about $2.5 million to build Campfire Resort, a 56-acre attraction in Polk County that will feature “glamping”-style accommodations.

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- Admission for youth aged 17-and-under will be free for all national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas, it was announced in a press release Thursday.

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- Thursday was lovely weather for a sleigh ride in Marquette, and not just a one horse open sleigh, but a two-horse open sleigh. Rippling River Resort Campground was the site of the sleigh rides, and much more.

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- There is still time to tell the National Park Service what you think about raising fees at some of them, but the public comment deadline is day's end today.

(Dec. 22, 2017) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has extended the deadline for applications to serve as secretariat of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. The new deadline of Feb. 28, provides nonprofit organizations an additional 60 days to submit an application.

Editor’s Note: Tom Walworth, former president of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Statistical Surveys Inc., offers a historical perspective on this week’s tax cut and how it will impact the RV industry. Walworth currently serves as an RV industry retail consultant and market analyst. Since my retirement in June of 2017, I have had some calls to […]

Representative Dennis A. Ross, Fla.-R-15, who co-chairs of the House RV Caucus, will be honored with the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) National Legislative Award on Jan. 15 as part of the RVIA Leadership Conference in Tampa, Fla. RVIA Today Express reported that the annual award was first established in 1978 to recognize an individual who […]

In an economy where there is a shortage of truck drivers, Elkhart, Ind.-based CWRV Transport is empowering entrepreneurial women to become owner operators in the transportation business. CWRV Transport honored women drivers and their guests at a “Women in Trucking Day” luncheon Wednesday (Dec. 20) at its Nappanee Street facilities. The company, which is the […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported that today (Dec. 22) is the last day for members to register for the 2018 RV Leadership Conference, being held Jan. 14-15 at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, FL. According to RVIA Today Express, this year’s conference will offer a slate speakers providing valuable insights on the […]