(Jan. 30, 2012) -- The Battle Creek Enquirer reports film producers haven't been making movies in Michigan as often in the past couple of years because of the tighter tax incentives for filming in Michigan.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Citizens are pitching in financially to keep Palomar Mountain State Park off the closure list, and at just $9,000 away from reaching the First Year Pledge target, it looks like they might pull it off, reports the Ramona Sentinel.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- "We are continuing to add new floorplans that meet the needs of campground owners.  We have asked for input and have received many suggestions that have been implemented in our newest floorplans," said Owner Randy Stewart, Jr.  "With destination camping on the rise, we can only see orders increasing."

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- An annual report on national park visitation shows significant changes in how people visit Yosemite National Park, with many fewer guests actually able to sleep overnight inside the park's boundaries, notes the Stockton Record.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Although it's still not quite like the boom days, when reservations were needed a year in advance, more snowbirds are heading down to Southwest Florida this year, providing a boost to area RV resorts and campgrounds, reports the Bradenton Herald.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Bank of the West's small business and middle market commercial clients have recognized the bank for its service, relationship management and treasury management in a study that determined the winners of the annual Greenwich Excellence Awards.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- A trailer was destroyed and another badly damaged Sunday morning, when a huge oak tree fell in the Rivers West RV Park in Myrtle Creek, reports KVAL.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Samuel Rybski could not find a spot to park his RV when he drove into Greene County to work on a natural gas pipeline for the Marcellus shale industry. The industry's growth has brought the sting of housing shortages and high rent to Greene and Washington counties, reports the Monessen Valley Independent.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- After a decade of threats, the Tonto National Forest is moving to shut down a 167-resident mobile home park overlooking Roosevelt Lake, and suggesting an RV park be put in its place, reports the Payson Roundup.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- The Natchez Democrat reports that a motorhome was converted into a submarine early Sunday morning after it rolled into the Mississippi River from Silver Street in Natchez.