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(Jan. 12, 2012) -- Hudsonville Ice Cream, which was named the official ice cream provider of Michigan state parks and the Pure Michigan campaign, has launched a create-a-flavor contest. The winning flavor will be sold throughout the Midwest and distributed by RV at state parks, municipal parks, and festivals throughout Michigan.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- Four generations of Cheri Taluzek’s family have spent years at the Lake Marie campgrounds in Antioch Township over the summer. They are among 80 families who will be forced to vacate if the Lake County Forest Preserve District gets approval to buy the land as expected, reports TribLocal.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- Bay Net reports that the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission has recommended correcting a critical area “mapping error” for St. Mary’s Yachting Center in Drayden, which would allow for the existence of and expansion of a campground.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- According to David McMillan, a lawyer who listened to a B.C. Supreme Court decision Tuesday, a proposal by Kamloops developer Mike Rink to market leased lots and storage sheds for 165 RVs on Shuswap Lake is contrary to zoning, reports The Daily News.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- On Jan. 7, an Ambler man reported to police that someone had been living in his camping trailer at the Quaker Woods Campground in Quakertown for an unknown period of time, reports phillyBurbs.com.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- On Tuesday, the Carrollton City Council held a work session to gather public comment and discuss regulations for the RV park that will open, weather permitting, in April, reports the Madison Courier.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- Vicki Taylor loves to line dance and has traveled across the country by motorhome, teaching fellow campers the steps and turns. Eventually, she was able to turn her line dancing into a paying job, reports the Press-Register.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- This week's recipe is for hobo pizza pie. It was submitted by Misty Gustafson of Wooster, Ohio. She and her husband go RVing with a fifth wheel camper and enjoy the Workamper lifestyle.

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- “We selected Gentron for our exclusive generator and power equipment brand to partner with because of their high quality product offering at approximately 40 percent lower cost than competing brands," said LaBelle. "We wanted to offer a tier one generator to our customers that held value for the lower cost needs in our industries we serve.”

(Jan. 12, 2012) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a civil lawsuit against the Lincoln Road RV Park in Helena, charging that it has failed to monitor its water, collect samples of water after it tested positive for fecal coliform bacteria, and notify the public and authorities of violations, reports the Helena Independent Record.