Tag: campers

State Park campers excited about eclipse

Apr. 6—ANDERSON — The campground at Mounds State Park is expected to be full well before the total solar eclipse on Monday, with some visitors arriving early. Cindy Poulson, from Merrillville, arrived at the campground on Thursday but planned her visit to Madison County as soon as the state park opened for reservations. “We sure […]

Homeless campers booted from Foster Park

Mar. 13—Clarkston police issued trespassing citations this week at Foster Park to seven people who were allegedly not abiding by the city’s camping ordinance. Police Chief Joel Hastings said his officers have spent the past month “warning, educating and assisting” homeless individuals about the camping ordinance adopted by the city of Clarkston in February. Since […]

Former campers describe harsh introduction to Trails Carolina

The 12-year-old who died last month at a North Carolina wilderness program for troubled adolescents spent his first and only night there on the floor of a bunkhouse. His sleeping bag was inside a small tent with an alarm pinned to the zipper, rigged to go off if he tried to get out, a staff […]

Homeless campers prepare to leave BLM land as closure approaches

Tony Tozier is having a rough few weeks. The 63-year-old’s problems started in late December with a pain in his chest. When he finally sought medical care, hospital staff told him he was having a heart attack. Days later, he returned to his tent on a patch of desert outside Goldfield Ghost Town, an 1800s-themed […]