RV Daily Report

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- The political will to keep Texas state parks open across the state has been prominent in government hearings and the minds of legislators, reports the San Angelo Standard-Times.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- Area farmers gathered last week to meet with the chef and park manager of Barren River Lake State Resort Park in Kentucky to talk about the possibilities of selling local food directly to the park, reports the Glasgow Daily Times.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently announced a new Michigan contractor, Camis, Inc., will manage an improved state park campground and harbor reservation system.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- A bill moving through Alaska's legislature would eliminate wilderness restrictions in a portion of a state park in the Bristol Bay region so a utility can study a hydroelectric project on a lake, reports the Anchorage Daily News.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- The proposed establishment of a campground near the southeast side of Otter Tail Lake< Minn. continues to meet opposition from area lake residents, reports the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- Physical work to create hiking trails, multi-use trails for nonmotorized vehicles, and a campground on land next to the Schoodic portion of Acadia National Park in Maine could begin sometime this year, the Bangor Daily News reports.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- The Windsor Star reports there won't be overnight or weekend camping at Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Amherstburg, Ontario, this summer.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- For five years, a Texas RV resort has helped a retiree hone his woodcarving skills, reports the Valley Morning Star.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- There might be some bear sightings this summer between Hartville and Uniontown, Ohio, but fear not, it won’t be your average bear, suggests the Canton Repository.

(Feb. 18, 2013) -- In the hopes of preventing the Egg Harbor City (N.J.) Lake and Campground from losing its prime attraction, city council is applying for a federal hazard mitigation grant to rebuild the main dam and the bulkheading around it, reports The Press of Atlantic City Media Group.