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Date: 1/8/2026
Subject: 1st Quarter - MiGO Newsletter
From: MiGO Member Manager


Michigan Geocaching Organization
Newsletter
Winter / 1st quarter 2026
Per our Bylaws, MiGO must have an annual membership meeting once per year.  We hold that meeting via ZOOM
 
Date: January 11, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
 
 
Meeting ID: 872 6847 9493
Passcode: 168650
Luge Event
 
Have you ever wanted to try to LUGE? Here is your chance on February 12, 6:30pm. If you sign up online, you can reserve one of maybe 25 spots. The reservations are not limited to geocachers so when they are gone, then you can only come to watch. All gear is provided. You get a little class too. Note that when the Olympics start, then I would suspect more people will want to do this. Sign up early. See if you can be faster than the host!
 
Regional Event Proposal
 
The MiGO EC is working with the in-state regional RVPs to host MiGO Meet and Greet events throughout the state.  Our goal?  12 events in 4 regions for 2026.  Will we meet our goal?  Time will tell, but we plan to work toward this.  
 
Meet EC members, RVPs,  fellow cachers and others. Bring a Non Migo Member cacher and get a ticket for a raffle drawing.  Non-members get an opportunity for a prize too. Great way to answer questions and become an MiGo Member. 
 
The January event will be in Southeast and will publish soon.  GCBH6B3
MiGO Winter Social 2026
 
Saturday March 7, 2026
Lead up events in days prior
 
Location
Lumber Jack Lodge
2980 Cook Rd. West Branch, MI 48661
 
 
Swag sales will  run through mid to late January.   
T-Shirt / Sweatshirt pre-orders will run through February 1 at 11:55 PM
 
 
Any pre-registration requirements for side events will be announced as available and if required.  
 
WS2026 Gadget & Creative Cache contest:

The popular Winter Social Gadget & Creative Cache contest is back again for 2026.
Find out more about it and how you can enter yours here.
 
Stay tuned to the MiGO Websight for the event page and don't forget to pre-order your MiGO swag. 
WS26 Swag
Winter Social Swag is available for pre-order in the MiGO store
 
Visit the store for details
 
 
WS26 Meal
Winter Social 2026 meals are available in the MiGO store for pre-order.
 
Our meal this year is being catered by the venue and will be a Fajita/Nacho bar.
Use this link to order T-shirts / Sweatshirts
 
 
EF
New Items in the MiGO Store
 
Edmund Fitzgerald Coin - available for pre-order, expected to be available in February. 50 ordered,  19 unclaimed as of 1/7/2026
 
MiGO hats - available soon, anticipated mid-month
 
MiGO Geocacher Post-it pads
 
Cool cache containers
 
and so many other cool things
Store 2026
hats
From your Challenge Committee
 
 
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Challenge of Challenges

Coming up in January the Challenge Committee is soliciting your ideas for future challenges. This can be done via Facebook or with a form on the MiGO website. Tell us what challenges you'd like to see and if your idea is selected you'll win a prize. Multiple ideas? No problem. Multiple winners? It could happen so let's hear from you. (note that we are looking for fully executable ideas.  You need to do more than make a suggestion)
 
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The committee will take a break in Jan/Feb as we prepare for Winter Social. 
 
After Winter Social, the committee will do a redux of the Zip Code challenge.  
 
To join the committee (we always need fresh ideas) shoot us a message.
 


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
 
As of 12/31/2025/2025
 
  • 4569 found logs
  • 975 unique Geocaching accounts
  • 1345 favorite points
  • 19 geocachers have found all 45 caches
  • Cachers from 11 unique countries have visited
  • Fort Custer has the most favorite points with 73 favs out of 127 finds
  • Straights State Harbor has the most finds
Southern Lower GeoTour
 
Northern Lower GeoTour
 
Upper Peninsula GeoTour
 
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?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Promote MiGO!
 
We encourage any of our members to use our graphics on their cache pages
 
 
Event Calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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     

Your 2025 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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