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OKEMOS, MI–(Marketwire – Jul 26, 2011) – For generations, Michigan has welcomed campers and RVers to its natural woodlands, freshwater shorelines and beaches, in two distinct peninsulas — nestled in the middle of the Great Lakes Region.

In honor of such tradition, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, along with several legislators, has declared August as “Michigan Camping & Recreation Vehicle Month.” Camping is a key contributor to the state’s $17 billion tourism industry. The declaration supports the economic and recreational contributions that the camping industry contributes to Michigan’s overall tourism.

Both Michiganders and visitors alike take advantage of the state’s array of sun, freshwater coastline, 19 million acres of woodlands, soft breezes and fresh air, where the temperate climate allows for great camping and outdoor recreation — making it the ultimate Pure Michigan experience!

Michigan has more than 950 licensed private recreation vehicle parks and campgrounds, with more than 111,000 licensed campsites. The state has more than 160 county or government operated campgrounds with over 14,700 sites — from rustic to full-service. Michigan also boasts over 300,000 licensed recreation vehicles, including motorhomes and travel trailers. In 2010, Michigan ranked third in the nation in new recreation vehicle sales.

Camping and RVing encourages visitors and locals alike to partake in activities such as boating, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, paddling, pedaling, golfing, geocaching, nature watching, photography, and other outdoor activities, which also highlight Michigan’s great outdoor parks and recreation areas.

Michigan is home to 98 state parks and recreation areas — as well as 133 state forest campgrounds — under the auspices of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and seven forests/parks/lakeshores in Michigan under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. Collectively, Michigan offers 15,000 sites on state and federal lands designated for camping.

Michigan’s two non-profit camping organizations: MARVAC — the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles & Campgrounds and ARVC Michigan — the Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds of Michigan, equally promote and support private campground and RV parks throughout the state.

All state lands are managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, while the national parks and lakeshores are managed by the National Park Service and/or the U.S. Forest Service. All campgrounds — including the companion recreational activities — are among the tourism destinations promoted by Travel Michigan and its award-winning Pure Michigan campaign.
Visit: www.MichiganCampingAndRVMonth.com

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Pablo Carmona proudly pounded on the side of the MVP RV’s first Tahoe, a Class C recreation vehicle that resembles a small house on the back of a truck, moments before it would drive away from the assembly line.

“My first one,” the company’s director of operations said, smiling. “It feels so good.”

Less than three years ago, Carmona and two other Thor California executives started MVP RV, and less than two months after that the country, along with the company, slid headfirst into one of the nation’s worst financial downturns. The new company downsized, cut back, shut down and searched for funding.

Jaime Martinez, left, and Horasio Hermosillo apply glue that will bond a rubber roof to a trailer. MVP RV foundered in the recession. Then it found a partner. “I had faith we were going to find somebody to believe in us,” says Pablo Carmona , director of operations.

MVP’s fortunes have since taken a U-turn for the better with a Chinese business partner on board and a $310 million agreement to build and export 30,000 RVs to China, as well as plans to develop an all-electric RV for customers here and abroad.
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Highland Lakes Newspapers

No one was injured and Burnet firefighters managed to limit the damage to a recreation vehicle motor home towing a pickup that caught fire Sunday morning on SH 29 about five miles west of Burnet.

The pickup, however, was severely damaged.

Firefighters responded to the fire 4.8 miles west of Burnet at 10:37 a.m., according to a fire department news release from Fire Marshall John Erskine.

Firefighters discovered a 1995 Ford pickup that was being towed behind a motor home engulfed in flames from the engine compartment to the front seats of the vehicle, Erskine said.

Firefighters protected themselves and the motor home with hose streams of water while disconnecting the tow bar from the motor home.

They then were able to move the motor home a safe distance away from the burning truck, Erskine’s statement said.

The pickup fire was then extinguished without incident.

The motor home incurred some burn damage, but the truck was significantly damaged, a witness at the scene said.

The fire department did not release the name of the owner and/or driver of the motor home and pickup, but said there were no injuries in the incident.

The cause of the fire is undetermined, the fire department statement said.