RV Destination: Blue Ridge Parkway
Amanda Lepinski
March 22, 2012
Construction began on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the fall of 1935 and for the past 76 years it has been an American staple. Spanning 469 miles through 29 counties, the parkway takes travelers along the Appalachian mountains through North Carolina and Virginia providing a unique view of foliage and history. Drivers... Read more »
Traveling the Tropic Florida Keys by RV
Mary Zalmanek
March 19, 2012
From the instant I picked out our campsite on the Florida State Park’s website, I had a good feeling about this spur-of-the-moment trip to the Florida Keys. Brochures claimed the beaches on Bahia Honda Key were some of the best in the nation, and we lucked into a waterfront campsite. The Keys are... Read more »
St. Patrick’s Day: A Little History
Amanda Lepinski
March 16, 2012
No matter where your travels take you in mid-March, you’re bound to stumble into a city painted green for St. Patrick’s Day. But what is the significance of shamrocks, the color green, and who is St. Patrick? Around A.D. 390, Patrick was born in Britain where he lived until age 16 when he was kidnapped... Read more »
RV Destination: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Amanda Lepinski
March 9, 2012
In 1961, the Country Music Association announced the first inductees, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Fred Rose, into the Country Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to country music. Inductee plaques were displayed at the Tennessee State Museum until 1967 when the Country Music Hall... Read more »
LVM Resort Receives Perfect Score from Trailer Life’s Triple Rating System
Press Release
March 6, 2012
LVM Resort, a Class A motorcoach resort in Las Vegas, Nev., received a perfect score of 30 out of 30 points under Trailer Life Directory’s highly regarded Triple Rating System. This rating system provides expanded listings for more than 12,000 RV parks and 900,000 RV sites, and only 33 resorts in North... Read more »
Mardi Gras In Louisiana’s Lake Charles: Set Your RV On Krewes Control
Bobbie Hasselbring
February 15, 2012
Many RVers head to Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana for the gaming. After all, this community of more than 70,000 boasts three casinos. Others come to cruise the scenic 180-mile-long Creole Nature Trail, a designated All-American Road that leads travelers through prairies and bayou country and skirts... Read more »
Old-World Nova Scotia
Bert Gildart
February 15, 2012
Whales make a sound so unique that when you hear it up-close, you don’t need anyone to tell you what it is. That, at any rate, was the way it was for us when we heard a whale expelling an immense amount of air through its blowhole. Immediately, we knew the source, for there is absolutely nothing else... Read more »
Meeting Up At Four Corners Monument
Gary Wescott
February 15, 2012
If you’re traveling through the American Southwest, U.S. Highway 160 passes by an interesting point on the map. Four Corners Monument is the only place in the United States where four states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado) come together, and you can even stand in all four at the same time. That’s... Read more »
Getaway: Lost Wilderness of the Seminoles
Steve Munnell
February 14, 2012
Travelers hunting for the true character of Florida need to look away from the touristy epicenters of Orlando or the jam-packed Gold Coast. Exit off the freeway toward the 110,000-acre Green Swamp near Dade City, northeast of Tampa, and discover the 86-mile-long Withlacoochee River — a native Muskhogean... Read more »
Daytona Beach’s Wild Side
Bobbie Hasselbring
December 23, 2011
Daytona Beach, Fla., has long been a favorite destination for RVers, especially snowbirds looking to escape harsh Northern winters. The area is famous for miles of pristine, white beach, NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway, and big motorcycle events such as Bike Week. What many RVers don’t... Read more »
