RV Daily Report

(March 7, 2013) -- Twelve years ago Lottie Michael, the senior vice president of Commercial Real Estate Alaska, got an idea to build a RV park in Girdwood, Alaska, and now she’s pressing ahead with her idea, reports the Turnagain Times.

(March 7, 2013) -- In Cochrane, Alberta, an open house hosted by Spring Hill RV Park unveiled a number of proposed changes to the park, including plans for a car, semi-truck and RV wash, reports the Cochrane Eagle.

(March 7, 2013) -- An MLive.com news report says the idea that Boy Scouts might need smoke detectors in all of their tents -- even the small ones holding just two people -- riled up some lawmakers Wednesday.

(March 6, 2013) -- Mistletoe State Park on Clarks Hill Lake was awarded the Best Year-Round Programming Award by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

(March 6, 2013) -- In preparation for the summer season, tourism businesses including Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort in Spencer County, Ind. are gearing up for the peak season with additions and enhancements.

(March 6, 2013) -- Early March is when Yosemite park officials would normally be gearing up for the busy tourist season, NPR says, but instead, they're figuring out how to cut $1.5 million from their budget.

(March 6, 2013) -- National Geographic has announced to the world what locals likely already know: Buffalo National River is one of the Top 10 under-appreciated parks in the United States.

(March 6, 2013) -- KELOLAND TV reports South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval of a bill designating the Blood Run nature area along the Big Sioux River southeast of Sioux Falls as Good Earth State Park.

(March 6, 2013) -- Hernando Today tells the story of Bob McGlashen, who left Michigan 41 years ago, destined to make a significant change in his life. The newspaper article says he drove as far south as he could go, into central Florida, and found a wooded piece of property and purchased a KOA franchise.

(March 6, 2013) -- The Mountain Press reports a group formed to oppose implementation of backcountry camping fees in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has filed a federal lawsuit looking to block the move, accusing the park and the park service of “outrageous and tyrannical” behavior.