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Rebounding RV sales may bode well for U.S. economy
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Recreational-vehicle dealers had cause to smile at the recent annual Detroit Camper and RV Show. The four-day event was packed morning to night, every day. And the families who came to see everything from small pop-up camp vehicles to 40-foot luxury coaches with bathrooms, refrigerators and built-in barbecues were in a buying mood. "Things have been great," Chad Neff, general manager of American RV in Grand Rapids, Mich., said. More

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Campground Profile: Coffee Creek Resort, Perryville, Ark.

Coffee Creek Resort is a beautiful, quiet get-a-way located on Harris Brake Lake in Perry County. Harris Brake Lake is a 1,300-acre, Arkansas Fish and Game lake. They offer several types of accommodations, beginning with full hook-ups for your RV to primitive tent camping, they offer a mini-suite motel with eight separate rooms and finally, three beautiful cabins. All accommodations come with wireless internet (WIFI), cable TV (or hook-ups are provided.) Bring the family and bask in this peaceful setting, while you enjoy the fishing, boating, and camping. Come rekindle old friendships and build new ones. Indulge yourself in some relaxation and create memories to last a lifetime.



RVing? It's time to get social...
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Are you social? Are you Web 2.0 savvy? Do you Twitter? Facebook? Skype? Yahoo? If you don't, then you should start if you are going to be RVing. It can add greatly to your experience and make many things easier. More

Canadian snowbirds head south, take advantage of exchange rate
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It isn't just arctic blasts that the Canadians sweep into the United States this time of year. In Zephyrhills, Fla., the annual snowbird migration appears to have brought in more cash, too. As in every other winter, this community in eastern Pasco County has swelled with silver-haired visitors escaping the blustery climes of Michigan, New York and Maine. A sizable, if hard-to-count, population also makes its way down the interstates from Ontario and Quebec, settling down in any of Zephyrhills' dozens of snowbird mobile home parks. More

In new TV series, 'Rollin-On,' RVer is the star
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Jose Moniz thinks RVers — of all colors, ages and incomes — are a special breed of adventurous people. "I think there's that special feeling RVers get when they can wake up with a different front yard every morning," said Moniz, the creator and executive producer of "Boating Today TV" who is also taking on the same roles for "Rollin-On," a new 30-minute television series devoted to RVers set to begin airing in April. More

Teardrop Trailers gather in Perris, Calif.
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For all RVers planning to welcome springtime with a road trip to Southern California, be sure to come by Lake Perris State Park from March 18 - 21, for the 14th annual Southern California Touring Tears (S.C.T.T.) Gathering. At the Gathering, visitors can meet with teardrop owners and get a good look at these unique trailers. Each S.C.T.T. Gathering since 2000 has averaged 100 teardrop trailers, so you'll be sure to have a good time. Visitors must pay the day use fee to enter the park. More

Gulf shores RV resort Bella Terra launches expansion in Alabama
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Bella Terra RV Resort has launched the second phase of its Gulf Shores development. Despite concerns of the real estate market, the resort has experienced growing demand – with more than 1,300 unique guest stays and a 95 percent positive customer satisfaction rating during the first year of operation. Since completing Phase One of the resort in November 2008, Bella Terra has sold nearly 90 percent of its initial Foley, Alabama lots. More

RV maker Winnebago is tops again in motor home sales
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RV maker Winnebago Industries, Inc. of Forest City, Iowa, has been recognized for the ninth consecutive year as the nation's top-selling motor home manufacturer according to Statistical Surveys, Inc., a retail reporting service in Grand Rapids, Mich. Winnebago Industries' dealers retailed more Class A and Class C motor homes combined than any other manufacturer's dealer group in calendar 2009, achieving 19.2 percent market share versus 18.3 percent market share for calendar 2008. More

Las Cruces City Council to consider new RV ordinance in New Mexico
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If you own a recreational vehicle and park it on the street outside your house, you may soon need to find a new place to keep it. The Las Cruces City Council in New Mexico will consider amending city ordinance to restrict recreational vehicles from being parked in residential neighborhoods for long periods of time. The ordinance would also make it unlawful to occupy a recreational vehicle as a residence unless certain city criteria are met. More
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