Posts Tagged ‘RV camping’
Free Camping During Project Week
The 31st annual Ship Shape Weekend at Campocean offers a week of free camping in exchange for helping with various projects, from building a greenhouse to expanding trails. Daily activities include meals, chores, and communal gatherings. Participants are encouraged to bring tools and clothing for variable weather. Extended stays are rewarded with warm meals and continued project work. For more information and reservations, contact Astrig and Steve at [email protected] or text (207) 930-5919.
Read MoreTips for Booking Your Perfect Campsite
We took over the campground more than 30 years ago. Reservations often came in envelopes through the mail with a SASE. We wrote each reservation onto a huge grid of cardboard. Then we mailed back confirmations. How I wish we had saved one of those monthly grids just for the curiosity factor! But those huge…
Read MoreMud Season
The peas, radishes, carrots and beets are planted. The kale and Spring onions are ready for harvest…there’s no holding back now!
Read MoreThis is wonderful.
The best piece of advice I heard in 2022, while working in the studio, was from the 10% Happier Podcast: Stop and recognize happy moments when you’re in the middle of them. Literally stop and say out loud, “This is a happy time.” It’s a way to ground yourself in the joyful parts of your…
Read MoreCelebrating the snow!
I can’t believe how long it’s been since I visited our poor neglected blog…I’m making a new pledge to give it more attention as life settles into a more “normal” rhythm. What more perfect way than to share a videos of the flawless blanket of snow that covered us over the weekend? It’s 30 seconds…
Read MoreWalk with me
It’s been a beautifully warm and dry spring. In the past couple of weeks we’ve hosted many more guests than we usually see before Memorial Day Weekend. Some years I cringe at the thought of sharing our muddy roads and cold fog with people who have traveled so far to be with us; but this…
Read MoreChoosing a campsite
Now’s the time when the reservations start flooding our world…the sun is shining, the tents and RV’s are begging to be opened up and aired out. In the Spring, most of my morning and evening work hours are spent in front of the computer, answering e-mails, returning phone calls and booking sites. This is…
Read MoreRV Industry Statistics
RV Shipments to Grow for Sixth Straight Year in 2015 The RV industry’s shipments will total 361,400 units in 2015, a 3.9% increase above the projected 2014 total of 348,000, RVIA President Richard Coon announced at “Outlook 2015: Good Things Ahead,” the kickoff event to the association’s 52nd National RV Trade Show. “This is a great…
Read MoreAnother Snow Storm in March
Like anyone else in a mom and pop business, we juggle a lot of balls and are always hoping that we didn’t lose one up in the clouds or under the couch. Last Saturday I was in Augusta to be part of the Fiber College Class Jury…if you’re curious about the September classes proposed, check here. …
Read MorePictures of campsites and a desperate plea for a photo filing system!
I’ve been looking for a postcard image since I made coffee two hours ago and still no luck…but as I slog through the pictures, I spend most of my time smiling because of the memories they bring back. Because it’s reservation season and we seem to have more “new” guests than we’ve ever had, I…
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