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Date: 4/28/2025
Subject: MiGO Spring Newsletter
From: MiGO Member Manager


Michigan Geocaching Organization
Newsletter
May / Spring 2025
Camp MiGO is coming up fast
 
Swag sales end on 4/30/25
 
Three packages to choose from in addition to options for the Coin Only, T-shirt Only or a full Pathtag set that includes the tags for all activities.  Also, dinner tickets for our Friday night Luau event and tickets for our Tour the Big House event (click into the registration form from the GC page or the MiGO Calendar. 
 
 
 
MiGO Event Page
 
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. 
 
Why the change?  Sleepy Hollow will have campground closures next summer to rebuild the bathroom/shower facilities.  Waterloo has adequate cellular coverage and lots of space for games and caches.   Our theme is Tropical and our tag line is Get Lei'd in Michigan.  
 
 
Just for fun
 
Pina Colada Bowling . GPS Toss . Walk the Plank . GPS Golf . Photo Booth
 
Plus more
Camp MiGO Camping at Waterloo Recreation Area
 
the organizing team will be at Portage Lake campground, though there are other campgrounds within the park
 
There are only a few sites left - Camp Sites are going fast!!!
 
The MiGO site can now be accessed via a phone app.
 
Look for Club Express in the app store for either Android or iPhone
Club Express - How do I.........
 
  Tell if I renewed or made a purchase? 
Hover over your name in the top right corner and select Profile
Scroll down the the History section and select Transaction History
View your past transactions
Up-coming Challenges
 
 
 
The MiGO Which Way? challenge ends on April 30.Will you identify the 4 secret directional words?  Watch for the contest results coming in early May.  


Next up is a challenge to find words from the Monopoly game. String words together or find words from the same colored properties for extra points. This challenge is scheduled to start on May 15 and run through June 30.
Michigan GeoTours and GeoTrails
GT2.0

A Park for Every Season

(In conjunction with the Michigan DNR)

 

Tentative Launch Date 5/23/25 (a few caches may be delayed due to the historic ice store earlier this year, so plan accordingly).  

 

A Park For Every Season is 3 Geotours, Southern Lower, Northern Lower and Upper Peninsular.  45 new caches, many new locations and 2 beautiful coins that can be purchased; A finders coins with earned inserts and a supporter coin without inserts.  

 
Thank you to all the organizers, hiders, CAP Donors and finders for making the Michigan State Parks Centennial Geotour one of  the most highly favorited GeoTours
 
Thank You to all the organizers, hiders and CAP donors to this new effort!  Lets make it another highly favorited tour! 

Michigan Waterway Adventure Lab Project 

(in conjunction with the Michigan DNR)

 

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

 
 
 
 
 
This coin will be available to order via the GeoTour page that will be available on the MiGO site once the GeoTours launch.  
This is our Supporter coin, soon to be available in the MiGO store. 

Hiker Dude Geoart

 

Earn a special pathtags from MiGO

 
 
 
 
83 County Pin
 
Have you cached (1 cache) in all 83 counties? MiGO has a non-trackable pin available to members.  Find information in the Premium Challenges drop down on the MiGO website. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OMAG turns 15!!! 2025 CCE. 

What a fun Community Celebration Event.

We got together and shared lots of stories. We talked about many puzzles, shared coins, travelbugs and pathtags.  We discussed challenges, other upcoming events and many other things related to caching.

 

Everybody was welcome. Many of us arrived before the start time, a few left early and some stayed past the event time. 

 

5:30 Event start

 

- There was a sign in board.

 

- There were cupcakes.

 

- Gift bags were handed out on arrival. There were 50 bags full of goodies including a celebration trackable and two 3D printed containers. Anyone who logged a “will attend” was guaranteed one of these wonderful gift bags. 

 

- Two Adventure Labs were activated. These were able to be done in the comfort of the restaurant.


 
Submitted by llski
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.
 
 
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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

 

                Grace VanCamp - UP (Grayseelou)

                Melodee Bourdeau - NL (Ypsimom)

                Sander Owens - SW (CynicalHipster)

                Karl Konz - SE (necthana)

                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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