(Oct. 30, 2012) -- The owners of the Bay River Campground in Merritt, N.C. have first-hand experience of Hurricane Irene, and although Sandy missed them, they’re native New Yorkers and now their concern is for their family and friends.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Read Caravans, a touring caravan dealership, won the award for Best Caravan Servicing and were runners-up for the Best Caravan Dealership award at the 2012 Motorhome and Caravan Show in Birmingham, reports Clitheroe Today.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- In British Columbia, the Grand Forks All Terrain Vehicle club members are the new caretakers for recreation sites up the Granby river valley north of Grand Forks, reports The Boundary Sentinel.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- An Orefield woman's photo of her dog testing the lake water at Gouldsboro State Park with his paw won the pair the top prize in the pet photo category of the Take Five in the Outdoors Photo Contest, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, reports the Allentown Morning Call.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Towtal started as a father and son company based out of a farm shed workshop in Cellarhead in the 1990s. But today the Fenton-based firm employs 12 staff members and generated an annual turnover of £1.3 million last year, reports This is Staffordshire.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Settler’s Rest RV Resort in Zephyrhills and Marco Naples Hitching Post in Naples were acquired earlier this month and will be marketed using the Carefree RV Resorts brand name, which NRVC uses for all of its RV communities across the country.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- The Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune reports that the Country Roads RV Park's small general store has become a full-fledged shopping destination in Alberta.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- The company has scheduled a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2012 financial results at 8 a.m. Pacific Time Nov. 15. Marcus Lemonis, president and CEO, and Thomas Wolfe, chief financial officer, will host the conference call.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, spurred by a question from the Outdoor Industry Association on whether the state had a vision plan for outdoor recreation, has moved to create such a plan, reports The Salt Lake Tribune.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- As many as 200 parks across America could greet visitors with “Sorry, but we’re closed” signs come January unless Congress reaches a deal to stop automatic, across-the-board cuts to domestic and military spending -- including an estimated $218 million less to the National Park Service, according to a conservation group quoted by Fox News.