Time to make you reservations for the 2012 Democratic Convention. Make Yates Family Camping your headquarters for an easy drive to Uptown Charlotte.

Wow! The month is almost over! I just posted the February Events! There is lots to enjoy. Please be sure to check it out!

Make Yates Family Camping your place to enjoy the holidays. You will find Carolina Christmas at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is bigger and better than ever. Nearby Concord Mills is a great mall to find those perfect gifts. Also be sure to check out the December Events and Local attractions for even more exciting activities! We wish everyone a lovely Christmas and a Truly Happy New Year!

The December events are posted. Be sure to check it out. There is lots to do here. The Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Carolina Christmas is bigger and better than ever. I can’t wait to drive through the fabulous displays! While you are visiting Yates Family Camping website, look for new recipes too! There’s a new banana pudding recipe and its healthy too!

We wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving week. We are so very grateful for all our guests here at our campground this year. It has been a pleasure meeting everyone and getting to know such a great group of people. We have the most awesome guests here. Thank you all for making Yates Family Camping a fun and happy place to stay!

Check out the September events for the Charlotte area. Yates Family Camping is your first choice for enjoying an array of activities!

Today I put out new thistle feeders for the American Goldfinches. I have not been seeing them lately.The new feed brought them right back. According to www.enature.com ,  these finches wait until July to nest. They have to wait for the thistles to make their nests. Then they feed on the thistle seeds.

Noah Cornman came in 7th at the Summer Shootout at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. We enjoyed going to the races. It was a lot of fun. Noah started in the lead but fell behind by getting loose in turn 2. He managed to avoid a wrecked car. It was really nice seeing the action on the big screen. The winners were showcased on the big screen. The winner of this race acted like a pro by thanking all his sponsers, supporters and family! There was a short rain shower and then the school buses came out. Those buses were all over the place bumping one another. The legends cars raced later and then there were fantastic fireworks. Hope you can come and support #30 onTuesday!

Roaul caught a pair of Carolina Anoles in courtship. The red dewlap is shown to attract the female. Check out Wikipedia for more information on this cool lizard. At night, a flashlight on its shiny skin will look like yellow refective paint. So if you see me out with my flashlight - I will give you one guess as to what I am up to!

I hope everyone got a chance to see the fireworks at the Charlotte Motor Speedway last night. If you missed it, the Speedway will put on another fireworks show tonight after the Summer Shootout Series which includes School Bus racing! It will be a lot of fun. We are going to make a real effort to go out tonight and route for Noah Cornman. He has been doing really well. He is in the Outlaw division.  Last night, Noah was T-boned and his car was torn up.  The roof of his car hung over the windshield by wire. It teetered backand forth as he raced. The air breather was knocked into the wheel well and caused the tires to lock. When Noah;s car was moved the air breather dislodged and the tires were able to turn. In the final race,Noah had to start 20th with a wrecked car. Amazingly, Noah came in 7th! He did a great job in pulling that one out.We hope to see you there tonight!

Check out our July Events section for Fourth of July Happenings. Grandma’s Goodies is going to be at the Harrisburg Festival this weekend. They have strawberry shortcake, chocolate fudge and soft serve ice-cream. Look for the large Strawberry on top of the kiosk. Everyone will need to well stay hydrated this weekend!