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Date: 8/13/2024
Subject: MiGO Summer 2024 Newsletter
From: MiGO Member Manager


Michigan Geocaching Organization
Newsletter
August 2024
In recognition of National Lighthouse Day, the MiGO Lighthouse Finders Challenge will begin on August 7th.
 
 
In order play geocachers will need to find caches with the words lighthouse, light, house, beacon, bouy, pier, or the name of a Michigan lighthouse.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How many lighthouses will you find?
 
Winter Social 2025 - Save the Date
 
February 22, 2025
 
The main event will be hosted at 
 

First Evangelical Covenant Church

1933 Tremont Blvd NW, Grand Rapids 49504
 
 
 
 
 
 
Watch for additional events leading up to the day as well.  We hope to publish the event in early September and start the swag pre-sale in mid October. 
 
Camp MiGO is fast approaching!
 
Join us the weekend of Aug 16-18 at Sleepy Hollow State Park. 
 
The main event is on Saturday with a bonfire in the campground Friday evening.  
 
At least fifty new themed caches will be hidden for the event, all within Sleepy Hollow State Park. Our theme this year is Michigan Lighthouses. So, if you are working on the newest MiGO contest, this event will give you a boost. 
 
 
 
 
 
CacheHunterJunkies are hosting a camping event the weekend of September 13-15
 
Wolverine Campground, a Genesee County Park
 
 
 
 
 
The SW MiGO Chiliquistadors are once again hosting a Chili Cookoff In November and are looking for some chili cooks to bring their best chili!
 
Watch for the event to publish soon
 
November 9, 2024
 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
MiGO will be looking for Camp Counsellors (Ambassadors) / supporters soon. Watch the MiGO website for updates. 
Camp MiGO 2025
 
 
Going for Mega
 
GCAPN57 (un-published- hoping to publish soon)
 
For 2025 ONLY the event is being moved to Waterloo State Recreation area and the date is being moved to the first weekend in August with the main event on August 2, 2025 and other events and activities being planned for Wed-Friday.  Waterloo has adequate cellular coverage and lots of space for games and caches.  We are working on a very cool game for the event, as well as lining up leading events.  Our theme is Tropical and out tag line is Get Lei'd in Michigan.  
 
Keep an eye peeling for updates
Michigan GeoTours and GeoTrails

Michigan State Parks Centennial Geotour (In conjunction with the Michigan DNR)

 

Earn up to 4 Pathtags and 2 coins if all 4 regions are completed

 

Sunset Date September 24, 2024

Pathtags are limited to on-hand stock
 

Michigan Waterway Adventure Lab Project (in conjunction with the Michigan DNR)

 

Earn up to 4 Pathtags and 1 Coin if all ALs are completed

 
 
 
 
 

Hiker Dude Geoart

 

Earn a special pathtags from MiGO

 
 
 
Coming in 2025 -A NEW Geotour  - A Park For All Seasons! 
 
 
 
 Hint:  Psst Psst this might be 3 separate tours!  Watch for details. 
 
 
 
 
 
Michigan County Grid Challenge
A really BIG Challenge for everyone!  This is not a contest.  Everyone can qualify for a reward, not to mention bragging rights! 
The challenge is a multi-year commitment by the MiGO Challenge Committee, EC and Board.  Can you cover half of the state (Bronze), three quarters of the state (Silver) or the entire state, (Gold), finding an assortment of geocache types in 42, 63 or 83 counties.  Who will top the leaderboard out of the gate?  Who will be the first to claim a prize?  Who will be first to reach for the Gold?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MiGO's goal is to promote the sport of geocaching, an appreciation of the outdoors, and good environmental stewardship, through cooperative efforts with Michigan geocachers and land management officials.
 
 
 
This section is being held open for member submissions.  
 
 
 
 
 
MiGO encourages members to submit articles for our newsletter.  Submissions should be related to caching or the MiGO community and can include write ups on specific caches or events, a story about a caching experience, a tribute to another cacher, past or present, a write up about your trip to a past Mega or even caching tips.  Submissions should be emailed to migo-promotions@gmail.com with a subject line of "Newsletter Submission"
LicensePlate2
MiGO License Plate Geocoin2
 
Now available for pre-order in the MiGO store,  through September 9, 2024 Midnight
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Lake Superior members of Record by November 30th each year get a special coin (or other gift).  The 2024 LS coin above is stunning. 
Promote MiGO!
 
We encourage any of our members to use our graphics on their cache pages
 
 
Event Calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Your 2024 MiGO Leadership Team

 
 

Board Of Directors

 

  Chad Woltemath - President (Paddling Pirates)

  Steve Bassette (Remspec)

  Stephen D. Fritz (beenhere)

  William Morehouse (GHBuccaneers)

  Kathy Seedorff (pairomedicchick)

 

 

Regional Vice Presidents

 

                Karin Freward - UP (theworldisoutthere)

                Melodee Bourdeau - NL (Ypsimom)

                Sander Owens - SW (CynicalHipster)

                Grace VanCamp - SE (Grayseelou)

                Joel Wilkins - 5th (iatsamedic
 Executive Committee
 

Peter J. Hoyt - President (kzooOtters)

Dan Cable - Vice President (MrandMrsMan)

Robb Lamer - Secretary (CCSquire)

Lynn Johnson - Treasurer (LynnGeoGin (LGG))

Jodi Spalding - Compliance Officer (LiteOnCache)

Sarah Johnson - Member at Large (Sarahjo27)

Laura Lisiscki - Member at Large (llski)

Benjamin Zhang - Webmaster (Oneforfortytwo)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact information available via the Leadership Biographies link above
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