RV Park Becomes World Ice Art Carving Center
from RV Travel Examiner
 Prior to leaving Fairbanks, Alaska, I was fortunate to tour the annual World Ice Art Carving championship at the Ice RV Park not far from the Fairbanks Airport, said Bob Gorden, a columnist for the Phoenix RV Travel Examiner. The ice carvers come from all over the world to participate in this event. Carvers from Mongolia, France, Germany, Switzerland, the lower 48, including Arizona, and several from Alaska exhibited their skills. Although my creative ability is quite limited I do appreciate the skills of others. This is art in very masterful and pleasing form. The carving is done on huge blocks of clear, clean ice harvested from a pond at the RV Park. More
| Campground Profile: Elk Creek Lodge & Resort, Piedmont, S.D.  Elk Creek Lodge & Resort is centrally located to most major tourist attractions including: Petrified Forest, Crazy Horse Monument, Mt. Rushmore, Crystal Cave, Bear Country, Reptile Gardens, Custer State Park, and Devils Tower. Opened publicly in 1929 the Petrified Forest of the Black Hills is one of the largest out-cropping of fossilized petrified wood in the area. Elk Creek Resort's Petrified Forest of the Black Hills offers a one hour tour starting with a 15 minute video which takes you through the history of the Black Hills from the earth’s beginning to present day. More
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Living in His RV with a Glass-is-Half-Full Attitude
from The Austin American-Statesman
Richard Polley, a registered nurse for more than 20 years, is out of work because, as he explained it, people put off elective surgery when the economy is floundering. Polley said he has drastically pared his life down. With his dog Lucky, Polley now lives in the same small camper that gets him around — "the fastest hunk of junk in the RV camping world," he said. But don't feel sorry for Polley, a convivial, square-jawed 51-year-old who exudes a glass-is-half-full attitude. More
An SOS Call for Sputtering RV Industry
from USA Today
Ted and Kay Watts have been cruising the USA in their 300-square-foot recreational vehicle for 15 years, motoring up to eight months a year while keeping a permanent home in St. Charles, Mo. "Our goal is to see all the national parks and historic sites in the U.S.," Kay Watts says while hooking up her RV at Cherry Hill Park here. More
How to Weigh Your Motorhome
from RV Safety & Education Foundation
The first time to weigh your motorhome is even before you finalize the purchase. That way you can determine whether the vehicle will meet your needs in terms of carrying capacity. This is particularly important if you are purchasing a used unit, as you do not know what the previous owner may have added that will decrease your carrying capacity. More
RV Park Gets Beautification Boost
from The Branson Daily News
The Branson City RV Park in Branson, Mo., is looking better this week, thanks to the addition of 43 new trees. The city’s planning department and parks and recreation department have joined forces on this task to make the campground more visually appealing. More
RV Industry Skids Off a Cliff
from The Chicago Sun-Times
Time was, Elkhart County, Ind., proudly boasted it was "The RV Capital of the World." Today, that title might be considered a millstone as the recreational vehicle industry has hit the skids. The Labor Department said Elkhart-Goshen had 18.3 percent unemployment, one of the highest for metro areas in the nation. Elkhart-Goshen, which once had more than 70 recreational vehicle plants and produced two-thirds of all RVs, has been bruised by layoffs. More
Roku Adds Amazon Video on Demand
from BusinessWeek
Roku's Video Player and Amazon’s Video on Demand service hope to make beautiful pictures together. For those who didn’t think there was enough goodness in Roku's $99 streaming video box, which offered a selection of mostly back-catalog titles from video subscription service Netflix, the company just updated its box to add some 40,000 movies and TV shows from Amazon. More
RV Parks' Business Slows in Downturn
from St. Petersburg Times
Residents and visitors watch Dave Shaffer, 47, play horseshoes at Big Tree Mobile Home-RV Village in Brooksville. RV parks are feeling the pain of the economic crisis, but are still faring better than the regular housing markets. "There's a lot of vacant trailers around here," Shaffer said. More
RV Dealers Say Sales are Improving
from WBOC-TV
Some RV dealers across Dover, Del., say this past year has been challenging with one dealer saying sales dropped nearly 50 percent. But, those same dealers say business has started to pick up. Kevin Alexander, owner of Alexander RV in Smyrna, Del., says business is finally turning around. In fact, he said sales have doubled since this time last year. Alexander says people are really interested in used inventory, because of their price. More
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