More than 550 campers and RVs will be parked at the Missouri State Fairgrounds over the next week, as Family Campers and RVers will celebrate the organization’s 60th birthday during the group’s annual Campvention.
Charla Yost, of Springtown, Tex., said members started arriving Wednesday for the event, which started Friday and runs through Thursday.
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