UPDATE: 3/1/2024:
2019 was the 100th Anniversary of Michigan State Parks and we're still celebrating!. Join the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Geocaching.com for the first official GeoTour in Michigan.
This tour was originally scheduled to run for three years, kicking off on Friday of Memorial Weekend in 2019 and continue through May 31, 2022. The success of this awesome tour has not gone unnoticed. On February 2, 2022, The DNR announced the extension of the GeoTour through September 24, 2024! Join us in making a final push to complete this very popular and very successful GeoTour before the sun sets on it.
Each geocache is in one of Michigan's state parks. The geocaches are arranged by MiGO Region, with twenty-five geocaches per region. The Ticket to Celebrate 100 is available for download from the DNR's Geocaching page. It explains how to qualify for prizes in each of the four regions and for the GeoTour as a whole.
Day use areas of state parks are open from 8AM to 10PM. Geocaching is limited to those hours. Entry into Michigan's State Parks requires a Michigan Recreation Passport. See the Resources section below for more information.
The sun will set on the MSPCGT at midnight Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The MSPCGT will go off the air as a GeoTour and the caches will disappear from the map. There is a lot of construction going on in our State Parks in 2024. Some of the GeoTour caches will have to be pulled earlier. The remaining geocaches in the tour will be archived October 1, 2024. Players will have until December 31, 2024 to claim any prize they have earned. Hiders will be contacted to request removal of the geocaches they hid unless they have made arrangements with park managers and have their own permit in place to keep the geocache in play, with a new GC Code.
Now for some good news: MiGO and the DNR are busy working on a new project that will kick off in the Spring of 2025, code named MSPGT 2.0. Are you interested in helping? Keep your MiGO Membership up to date and stay tuned to the website.
Cache:
This cache was hidden as part of the Michigan State Parks Centennial GeoTour, presented by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Geocaching Organization. Record the codeword printed on the log book and on a label inside the cache container to the appropriate box on the Ticket to Celebrate 100 form. See the instructions on the form to claim prizes.
This is a 2 stage multi-cache. Begin at the posted coordinates where you will find something containing the coordinates for stage 2.
Both containers are Regular size container. Please return everything as good or better than you found it.
Thank you
DirtBikeGranny
for creating, hiding and maintaining this MSPC GeoTour cache.
Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Sleepy, himself
Sleepy Hollow State Park:
Sleepy Hollow State Park contains over 2,600 acres including a river winding its way
through the woods, fields and trails. Lake Ovid nestled in the middle of it all was developed
by damming the Little Maple River and covers 410-acres. The park offers a year-round
opportunity for recreation with 181 modern campsites. In addition to the campsites there are
a couple cabins to rent.
More than 228 species have been recorded in Sleepy Hollow, from the common Blue Jay to
the Eastern Bluebird. During migration, look for waterfowl in Lake Ovid. The rarely recorded
Bonaparte′s Gull or Bald Eagle also have been sighted.
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Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Lake Ovid
History:
According to Wikipedia, Sleepy Hollow State Park was opened in 1976 around man made Lake Ovid on land acquired in the late 1960s.
Map courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Activities:
Lake Ovid has proven to be a very popular fishing lake with a wide variety of fish such as
pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, rock bass, perch, catfish
and bullheads.
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Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife renewal at Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow offers fishing, kayaking and canoeing on Lake Ovid, a no wake lake. There is an 18 hole Disk Golf Course. In addition to traditional camping, there are both modern and rustic cabins for rent. There park has three picnic shelters, a playground, basketball courts, a soccer field, horseshoe pits and a nice swimming beach. There are 13 miles of hiking and biking trails and 10 plus miles of horse trails. The park features Nature Education Programs in the summer.
Information:
For more information, reservations and a calendar of events, follow this link to
Sleepy Hollow State Park.
While is the area here are some highly favorited caches to consider grabbing. Favorites near the park include GC58BKT, GC2FBDD, GCG0HC, and GCGHY3.
Special thanks to
RemSpec
for help with this geocache.
Special thanks to Cold Cache Crew and Silent Whistles for the Southwest regional prize.
Resources: