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News Headlines
Park Service should ban dogs, not
camping
PAUL
GULBRANDSEN
The National
Park Service is proposing new camping restrictions on the Lower
St. Croix River. Four proposals ranging from permits to pit
toilets to a complete camping ban north of the Stillwater Lift
Bridge are under consideration....read
the story
New RV Parks Added to I-5 Corridor
MotorHome
December 1, 2005
New RV parks are being added to
the popular Interstate 5 corridor, the main thoroughfare running
the length of the West Coast....read
the story
Commission Proposes Increase in State Park Camping Fees
Rising Energy Prices Impact
State Parks
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota
Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed a $1 increase in
the cost of campsites with electrical hookups in South Dakota
state parks, which would help to offset the increasing costs of
electricity....read
the story
RV Business
Newsmaker of the Year Named for 2005
Thursday
December 1, 4:53 am ET
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/
-- A lot of things happened in the RV industry during 2005. It
was a year in which companies were changed by economic and
nature's forces -- gas prices and hurricanes -- that were well
beyond their control. In spite of all of these obstacles, no
event triggered a greater reaction in the RV industry than the
July announcement of the sale of Elkhart, Indiana-based Forest
River, Inc., America's second largest producer of towable RVs
and cargo trailers, to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., an Omaha-based
holding company with subsidiaries engaged in diverse business
activities, including property and casualty insurance....read
the story
New
RV models feature luxury
Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 -- The Truth, C1
Last updated: 11/29/2005 11:34:06 PMBy
Marilyn OdendahlTruth
Staff
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
-- In the current recreational vehicle market where the seats
are leather, the floors are heated and the televisions are
flat-screened, the Airstream Old Grand Dad travel trailer likely
would gather dust in the back of a dealer's lot.
Built in 1937 by
Airstream inventor Wally Byam, the antique towable was parked in
the center of Airstream's exhibit at the National RV Trade Show
and gave new emphasis to the luxury incorporated in today's
models....read
the story
Yosemite Camping Fees to Increase
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 08:30 AM
Eric Nelson
MML News Editor
Yosemite National Park, CA -- Officials
say campers in Yosemite National Park will have to fork
over higher fees beginning next year....read
the story
Commission Proposes Increase in State Park Camping Fees
PIERRE, S.D.
- The South Dakota Game, Fish
and Parks Commission has proposed a $1 increase in the cost of
campsites with electrical hookups in state parks....read
the story
Cool Weather Ripe for Camping
Published Sunday, November 20, 2005 By Lee Stokes - Beaufort
Gazette
There was a write-up in the
newspaper about the new sporting goods store
and everyone was anxious for the grand
opening. Lines began to form for the
specials which were promised to early
birds....read
the story
When going camping, do it the right way -- with a tent
BY LEE STOKES, ,
Packet columnist
Published Saturday, November 19, 2005
This is my favorite time of the year to camp.
I'm not talking about pulling an RV to a parking lot in the
woods or renting a cottage in some mountain village. I mean
tent camping -- the real thing, under-the-stars,
challenging-one's-ingenuity-and-patience camping....read
the story
HARRISBURG - The coaches already pass through town on their way
to being serviced. Now, Tony Cross and his partner Chris
Erickson want to give recreational vehicle drivers somewhere to
stop.
read story
FreedomRoads, Nation's Largest RV Retailer, Announces Redesign
of Its Operational Management for Key Strategies; Led by
John A. Sirpilla, National Operational Initiatives Become
Significant Focus read
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