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Camping World is celebrating the grand opening of its new Jacksonville location, officially named Camping World of Jacksonville.

Formerly Suncoast RV, Camping World of Jacksonville encompasses both a Camping World retail store and Camping World RV Sales dealership. It is located at 9012 Beach Blvd.

The grand-opening celebration, which began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 4, runs through next Sunday. Customers will find a good selection of hundreds of new and pre-owned RVs. In addition, there are daily camping accessory and parts specials, plus free door prizes to the first 50 customers each day and free coloring books for children. There will also be free lunch on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the grand-opening event.

“With its abundance of outdoor recreational activities and natural attractions, Jacksonville is an ideal location for Camping World,” said Camping World of Jacksonville General Manager of RV Sales Matt Bateh. “We look forward to continue serving the Florida, Southern Georgia and Jacksonville areas.

“This store – along with our new Birmingham store – is the first step to reaching 100 stores by 2014. We believe that the Greater Jacksonville market needed a full-service solution for RVers,” said Marcus Lemonis, Camping World’s chairman and CEO.

Camping World is the world’s largest retailer of recreational vehicles and provides outdoor enthusiasts more than 8,000 RV parts and accessories, service and collision centers along with other products and services to enhance the RV and outdoor lifestyle.

Today, the Lincolnshire, Ill.-based company serves more than 4 million RV enthusiasts with more than 81 RV lifestyle retail locations.

Camping World provides retail sale, finance, service and rental of recreational vehicles, with more than $300 million of new and used recreational vehicle inventory representing more than 13 RV manufacturers and 150 brand names.

In addition, Camping World currently operates in 33 states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information on Camping World of Jacksonville, call 1-877-508-5417 or go to campingworldofjacksonville.com.

Will the fall syrup-making celebration at a state historic site now be brought to you by Aunt Jemima? Or a waterfall in a state park be supported by Coke?

Such partnerships could be possible as Georgia’s state parks division scrambles to keep parks open and educational programs thriving.

Leaders at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have had almost a year to come up with creative ways to save money or increase revenue since the state parks budget was cut by almost 40 percent. Additional minor cuts are expected in fiscal 2011, but not on the scale that required last year’s layoffs and reduced park hours, Commissioner Chris Clark said.

Among the state’s new strategies, Clark said, are corporate sponsorships of park programs or features; creating a nonprofit agency to apply for educational grants to be used at parks; adding new camp sites and cottages at popular parks; and better marketing and access to state-run properties such as fish hatcheries and wildlife management areas.
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Cave Spring, Georgia: Three adults and one teenager were injured in what authorities believe to be a gas explosion inside a camper near Cave Spring.

Firefighters from Cave Spring Fire Engine 16 and Rescue 16, along with Rome Fire Engine 7 and Car 25, responded to the Fosters Mill R.V. Park near the intersection of GA 100 and Blacks Bluff Road just after 6 p.m. Saturday evening.

Initial calls to 911 indicated that a motorhome exploded and that at least one person was burned due to clothing catching on fire.

While the cause of the fire was still being investigated, witnesses told Rome Newswire that a man and woman had rented the space in the RV park yesterday and moved the camper there. The other male and teen were visiting the couple this evening when the teen reportedly fell into nearby Cedar Creek. The teen had come inside the camper to change and warm up, and the two men were trying to light a space heater. The female victim was reportedly standing in the doorway and told the men to stop because she smelled gas. Just after that, according to the witnesses, the explosion occurred, blowing the female onto the ground.

The explosion created enough force to blow out the camper’s siding at the seams. The resulting fire also scorched the ceiling and roof of the camper before being extinguished.
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