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(Feb. 9, 2012) -- When Rick and Brenda Allanson gather with friends or relatives, it's often at their 30-foot travel trailer, not at their Edina home, writes the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The Allansons are passionate RV enthusiasts, and they're not alone; nationwide, about 8.9 million households own RVs.

(Feb. 9, 2012) -- If you're not much of a skier or snowmobiler, is there any reason to take a winter trip to Michigan's snowy Upper Peninsula, the Atlanta Journal Constitution asks? The AJC writes that there is, and offers a few suggestions for enjoying the U.P. in ways you may have never considered.

(Feb. 9, 2012) -- Pedata RV Center sees a 15.1 percent jump in wholesale RV shipments (according to an Oct. 2011 Recreational Vehicle Industry Association survey of manufacturers) as good news for 2012. The survey of manufacturers indicated that 19,100 units were shipped, a 15.1 percent jump in comparison to Oct. 2010 totals.

(Feb. 9, 2012) -- The year-end totals are in: once again Mike Thompson's RV Super Stores -- with locations in Santa Fe Springs, Fountain Valley, Colton, and Cathedral City -- has earned the honor of being named the #1 RV dealer in California for 2011.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- The next RV Technician Distance Learning Course, RV Liquid Propane Systems, will begin Feb. 20 and run through March 25.  Space is still available, the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association announced today.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- This advanced omnidirectional TV antenna is designed to continuously find and pull in all available VHF, UHF and FM broadcast signals within a 35-mile radius of a parked RV. The RoadStar 3000 delivers free local standard and HDTV programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX plus many additional sub-channels that carry 24-hour news, weather, music, kids programming and movies. 

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- Tourists planning on seeing New Zealand by motorhome now have the option to spend their first night less than a kilometer from Auckland Airport. Airport authorities have established a campervan park to allow travelers to get a good night's rest before starting their journey, writes the New Zealand Herald.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- Voxy reports that the North Island Camper Care NZ Motorhome & Caravan Show is being held again this year at Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton from Friday, March 2 through Sunday, March 4.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- According to court records, a grand jury decided to drop a murder charge against 40-year-old Carolyn Denise Perkins, of Bainbridge, who is accused of robbing an elderly man who later died at the KOA Campgrounds this past December, reports the Post Searchlight.

(Feb. 8, 2012) -- The Tuolumne County Supervisors are moving ahead with a plan to ask voters to expand the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to include campgrounds, house boats and RV parks, reports MyMotherLode.com. Expanding the tax would bring the county an estimated $350,000 each year.