Take a read through the newest WACO Newsletter containing information on WACO dues renewal, Member and Prospect check-ins, service animals campgrounds, music license and more! July/August Newsletter Have exciting news with your campground? Looking for a specific item? Let WACO know and your campground could be featured!
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Checking in with our WACO Campgrounds
WACO has been on the road this past month catching up and checking in with our members and with prospects! St. Joseph Resort: Busy summer for these guys! They still have the most amazing rock collection in the store ever! If you are rolling by…be sure to stop. You don’t want to miss this. Also, […]
Wedding and Reception Campground
WACO has received an inquiry for the Fond du Lac area about a campground with a pavilion/rec hall to hold a 100-person wedding. The following is details that the bride is looking for: • Memorial Day Weekend • Space for 100 people • Wedding & Reception to be held at the campground as well as […]
Get Rid of Personal Property Tax on Small Businesses
We are in the FINAL push to get rid of the personal property tax on small businesses. A few minutes of your time right now could save you from not paying the personal property tax in 2018. The Joint Finance Committee is finishing up their work on the State Budget. The committee has committed to […]
GBF/WACO Cruise
The Gilbert Brown Foundation and the Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners have teamed up for the 2018 Cruise on the Norwegian Pearl! The cruise will be embarking from New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, January 14th, 2018 and returning on Sunday, January 21st, 2018. During this time, the Norwegian Pearl will travel to: Cozumel, Mexico Roatan […]
Fall Workshop
Mark your calendars for the following dates and campground visits: September 19th & 20th: Indian Shores Resort in Woodruff, Wisc. The tours of surrounding parks is TBD. October 3rd & 4th: The parks that will be toured are Wilderness Campground, Glacier Valley Campground, and Grand Valley Campground. If your campground is interested in being a […]
New Beginnings
Tom and Judy of Duck Creek Campground made the decision to sell and are starting off on a new adventure in Minnesota near family. Please join WACO in welcoming new owners to Duck Creek Campground. A big congratulations to Denny and Kristi on their campground journey! (Pictured from left to right: Denny, Kristi, Judy, Tom) […]
Bad Weather Leads to Great Teamwork
With the bad weather and storms affecting several WACO Campgrounds, one story of teamwork and friends stands out. Evergreen Campsites and Resort in Wild Rose was hit badly by a recent storm leading them to an extensive clean-up. Before they knew it, their friends at Vista Royalle Campground moved their staff for the day and […]
WACO Goes to NOLA!
On May 9-10, Lori, Carrie, and Carla traveled to Lake Pontchartain RV in New Orleans, Louisiana for the Campground Association Management Professionals (CAMP) Spring Meeting. CAMP was formed for association executives to get together and share “information about issues within their state, and programs offered within other states”. The meetings helped association executives run a […]
Congratulations to Buffalo Lake Camping Resort!
A huge congratulations to Buffalo Lake Camping Resort for being listed as one of the Top 11 Family Campgrounds in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report! “Buffalo Lake Camping Resort – Montello, Wisconsin Buffalo lake Camping Resort offers 110 camping sites for RVs or tents. You can also rent a model RV on […]