Kelly Cauthorn

(Nov. 4, 2011) -- CommonWealth Magazine reports that retirement assets such as homes and 401(k)s have taken huge blows from the recession, and less than a quarter of American workers have enough money in a 401(k) or similar plan to be able to live comfortably in retirement.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- The Good Sam RV Park & Resort Network announces its sponsorship of the Low Country Dinner Boil at the 2011 Outdoor Hospitality Conference & Expo presented by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC).

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- The Daily Journal reports that Gov. Chris Christie wants contractors to take over concessions and event services at state parks, saying the cash generated by the move will help keep the 50-plus state parks, forests and recreation areas open.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- Contractors working on a culvert replacement project have finished for the season, so the 92-mile Denali Park Road leading into Denali National Park and Preserve is open to the Savage River Campground at 13 Mile, reports the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- A day after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources acquired the 1,000-acre parcel of land and 221-acre pristine lake in Hubbard County, state parks signs were being posted for the La Salle Lake State Recreation Area (SRA), reports the Park Rapids Enterprise.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- According to a report released by the U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday, the floodwaters that killed 20 people at the Albert Pike Recreation Area campground last year swelled well above campers' heads and raced through at speeds of up to 7.5 miles per hour, reports CBS News.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- The Myrtle Beach Sun News reports that a N.C. mother and her son were formally indicted by an Horry County grand jury on charges related to the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old at Ocean Lakes Campground in Myrtle Beach, according to the indictments released Tuesday.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- Hampshire-based Marquis Motorhomes, the UK’s largest motorhome dealer network, is celebrating one of its most successful events after sales topped £4.2 million at the Motorhome and Caravan Show, reports the Andover Advertiser.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- Larry Robertson, a code enforcement officer, writes for the Messenger Index that living in an RV as a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling is against Gem County ordinance, with a few exceptions.

(Nov. 3, 2011) -- City officials have put out the welcome mat for other development at water's edge, with hopes that the lake will see some added amenities in the upcoming months and years, as construction on a $7.3 million boat launch project on the northwestern shore of Lake Elsinore continues, reports Patch.com.