2017 WGA SPRING GEO CAMPOUT
Put this one on “Your Watchlist!” Marathon County’s Big Eau Pleine West Campground Reservable Shelter #19 will be the WGA Headquarters for the Wisconsin Geocaching Association's 2017 Spring Geo Campout.
Shelter #19: N44 44.466 W089 51.193 GPS coordinates – accuracy within 100 feet
Big Eau Pleine Park is a sizeable park containing 1,450 acres of second-growth mixed hardwoods, forming a two-mile peninsula thrust deep into the waters of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir. The majority of the park was gifted to Marathon County in 1937 by Consolidated Water Power Company.
WEST UNIT GROUP Campground is also close to the regular West Unit campground, boat launch, and WGA Headquarters. The WGA has reserved this Group site for Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th. Only tents will be allowed at the Group Campground. Cost for this camping will be $10 per tent/night of May 19 and May 20th. THE STORE IS OPEN ON THE WGA WEBSITE FOR GROUP TENT RESERVATIONS! at: http://www.wi-geocaching.com/products-page/
WEST UNIT Campground and WGA Headquarters: 46 sites, all 46 sites have electricity. Enclosed Shelter #19 has picnic tables, windows/sky lights, fireplace, covered wings, picnic tables, grills, fireplace.
SOUTH UNIT Campground is within a short distance of the WGA Headquarters.
Marathon County Camping and Reservation Information at https://apm.activecommunities.com/wausaumarathoncntypark/Home
For Area Information and Lodging Contact the Mosinee Chamber of Commerce at: http://www.mosineechamber.org/
Nametags will be created for PICK UP ONLY at the WGA Spring Campout at Big Eau Pleine Campground in Marathon County on May 20th. Please only request a nametag if you will be able to pick up the nametag during the campout. Use the template below for your WGA nametag. The thread will be open until May 15th. On the 16th, handcrafting your special one of a kind tag will begin. Yes, if you have more than one team member, they can also have one made up.
Please follow this template when you post your request to the WGA Nametag Forum: WGA Registered Name, First Name, Geocaching.com Username
Schedule for the weekend updated 4/3/17. We'll do our best to inform you through announcements and the WGA Website and Facebook Page. (Put this on “Your Watchlist”)
Event Schedule
Friday:
3:00 pm Group Camp Setup Starts
8:00 pm Campfire Social at the Group Campground WGA site
11:00 pm Park Closed to Non-Campers
Saturday:
9:00 am - Registration Opens at the Shelter
9:00 am – Noon 15 Yr Creative Cache and Night Cache Registration
9:00 am – Noon Purchase Chances on Bisons and Frogs – Bison Skill Game, Chuck a Frog Skill Game
9:00 am – 11:00 am Geocache downloads available
9:00, 10:00, 11:00 am Want a Caching Buddy? Meet at the Shelter
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Merchandise Sales-Pick up
Noon - 6 pm OPEN GAME PLAY Yard games are available to use!
11:30 am - 1 pm Grills are OPEN for lunch.
Noon - Lunch - "Let's Eat Cake - 15th Year Celebration"
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Kids and Family Oriented Activities to be announced
4:15 pm Group Photo
4:30 pm General Member Meeting, Awards, Announcements, Open Forum
5-6:30 pm Grills are OPEN for Dinner
6:30 -7:00 pm Seminar - TOTTs - Sharing What's in Your TOTT Cache Bag/Vehicle?
7 pm – 8:45 pm Night Cache Set-up
8:45 pm Viewing of the Night Caches with Voting and Awards to follow
9:30-11 pm Group Campfire
11 pm Park Closes to Non-campers
Sunday morning, we will host a breakfast event here at the Shelter. Log your Will Attends so we may plan on how many friends will stop by. GC70X4V WGA Spring Not so Pleine Pancake Breakfast