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Date: 7/17/2025
Subject: Newletter August / Summer 2025
From: MiGO Member Manager


Michigan Geocaching Organization
Newsletter
August 2025 (sending out in July, due to MWGB and Camp MiGO events)
Don't forget to join in the fun of the 2025 Camp MiGO Block Party!
 
Visitors to the Camp MiGO cache page have included 41 states and 18 countries.  As of this writing we have 431 will attends.    From our first side event On Wednesday July 30th until our final event on Sunday August 3rd the weekend is sure to be a blast.  You are sure to meet new people and find new friends at this event. 
 
 
 
Meal tickets for the Camp MiGO Luau event will only be available thru mid-day July 20th so we can get a count to the caterer.  Visit the MiGO store to buy yours.  
CM2025
Southern Lower GeoTour
 
Northern Lower GeoTour
 
Upper Peninsula GeoTour
 
This coin comes with one insert and can be ordered via the GeoTour Page on the MiGO site once you have earned enough caches to qualify in at least one region.  
 
This beautiful Supporter coin, without earned inserts, is available to purchase in the MiGO store
 
The MiGO site can now be accessed via a phone app.
 
Look for Club Express in the app store for either Android or iPhone
From your Challenge Committee
 
We just finished up the MiGO Let's Play Monopoly challenge where there were hundreds of hides of all kinds put out all over the state from events to kayak caches. We hope you had fun playing.
 
Current Promotion
 
 Water Wonderland challenge on 7-15 to 8-31. We're going to be finding Michigan inland lake names. We've got over 11,000 of them.
Can you find cache names for the elusive Sudden Unexpected Pond?
Or maybe the most common one, Mud Lake?
Next up after that: An attribute challenge using Bingo cards. How many times will you call Bingo?
 
 
 
 


GeoArt

 GEOART

 
Are you aware that Michigan has over 50 GeoArt cache trails?  GeoArt is a group of mystery caches with generally easily solvable puzzles, that when completed the create a smiley frame the appears on your map as a specific design or letter/words. 
 
Click here for a list of the active GeoArts in Michigan. 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
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.
 
 
Please use this link to submit your content for consideration: Newsletter Submission     
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

 

                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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