Michigan Geocaching Organization
Fall
Fun Day
This page and the event details are subject to, and will, change :) We will be
adding details on events, sponsors, prizes, etc. as they become available.
For the most up to the minute information on the event, please make sure you add
a watch to this page. :)
There is a thread for discussion of the event on the MiGO forums. You can
get to MiGO's website via http://www.mi-geocaching.org
or you can visit
the forum thread directly via this link. Registration is required but
free to view the forums. Anyone is welcome to sign up for an account on
the MiGO site, regardless of geography.
Please RSVP when you know you are coming and what food you are bringing. If you don't know what you will bring for food yet, please do not RSVP until you know. Thanks!
| Where |
Nancy Moore Park
- Meridian Township, MI
Near East Lansing, MI |
| When |
Saturday October
4, 2003
11:00am - 7:00pm
Schedule
| 11:00-12:00 |
Check-in, golf registration,
general chit-chat |
| 12:00-5:00 |
Main event time. At
their chosen tee-time golfers go out to complete the course.
During this time the pinwheel games will also be running and
everyone is encouraged to take some time and just get to know each
other. |
| 5:00-7:00 |
Potluck dinner. During
dinner the winners of the golf tournament will be announced. |
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| Registration
Fee |
FREE!
There is no fee required to attend the event |
| Food |
Pot Luck!
We are asking everyone to bring a dish to pass. Please RSVP
when you know if you are coming and tell us what you are bringing.
View the RSVP page to see who has
confirmed they are coming and what dish they will be bringing.
The Secret Potluck Formula™
Based on your last name, please bring the following:
- A-H bring main dish
- I-R bring side dish
- S-Z bring dessert
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| GPS
Golf - The Main Event |
 There will be a GPS "Golf" Tournament. You only need
your GPS to play, no clubs, no experience with golf necessary!
The 'course' will be straight-forward and easy enough for even the novice
cacher. All participants have an
equal chance of winning. Skill with a GPS and experience with
geocaching will not be a consideration in your final result, but will
certainly help you get through the course more easily. Don't worry
though! You don't have to be top golf dog to win something. There
will be plenty of runner up prizes and instant winner prizes to vie for.
There will be a seven dollar ($7) entry fee for the Golf Tournament, all entry fees
go towards event expenses.
Cachers will register for the Tournament at check-in and will sign up for
a 'tee time' to go complete the course. They will be supplied with
their score cards at the time of check-in.
Golfers with the best scores in the Tournament will be awarded
prizes from the prize pool generously donated by our event sponsors.
Golf Tournament rules and instructions will be posted prior to the event
and provided. Stay tuned.
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| Golf
Tourney Sponsors and Prizes |
Players in the
Golf Tournament will be eligible to win prizes from our $1000 prize
pool. The top 15 golfers will all win gift certificates to an
outdoor store and there will be lots of "instant winner" prizes
given at random to players who draw the right cards along the golf
route. Many thanks to our sponsors!
Top prizes for this event are gift certificates to popular outdoor
stores, provided by MiGO:
- $200 Grand Prize
- $100 Second Place
- $50 Third Place
- $25 Fourth Place
- $25 Fifth Place
- 10 Runners-up will win $10 prizes
You will be eligible for instant win prize packages throughout the
tournament. Currently there are over 100 smaller prizes ranging in
value from $1 - $90 provided by our generous sponsors. All players
will be eligible to be randomly selected to win one of these prizes.
For more details on sponsor contributions, please visit the prizes
page.
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| Other
Activities |
Country Club
Clue
A large game of the classic version. Country Club Clue will
involve 99 cards that will be distributed to cachers as they check in for
the event. Each card has the name of a Geocacher, a Signature Item,
or a Geocache on it. Your job, as a group, is to solve the MiGO
"whodunit"... who was doing the first finders dance at what
cache and with what signature item? You have all day to solve the
mystery but will need to rely on each other to rule out suspects.
The Putting Green
A closest to the pin exercise. There will be a 'putting green'
set up near the main pavillion. You will be given coordinates and a
marker. Program the coordinates into your GPS, write your name on
the marker, and go out to where your GPS says "Zero".
Plant the marker to show your shot. At the end of the day, the true
location of the hole will be revealed and we'll see who is the
closest. For those who have not participated in this activity
before, it's an interesting and enlightening exercise in GPS accuracy.
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| For
the Kids! |
The following is
for KIDS
ONLY!
Anyone who considers themselves a kid (no gray haired kids please, I
know we have a few of those!) is encouraged to bring an item for a special
MiGO Kids Cache. The cache will be placed after the event and can be
watched by all those who helped to place it.
Also, while your parents are playing boring old golf, you can one-up
them by participating in a special scavenger hunt just for you. You
don't need to bring anything for this but your keen eyes.
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| Lodging |
For those
staying the night or nights, please keep in mind that this is Michigan
State homecoming weekend. You will want to book your hotel
early. Book early! Book often! Moon Lake Campground, a nearby facility has extended a $2 per night
discount to anyone who makes a reservation and mentions they are with
MiGO. Additionally, they have donated five one night free stay
coupons for prizes at our event.
Their phone number for making a reservation is (517) 675-7212.
$25 a night gets you a site with full hookups and on average the sites are
15x40 feet. The campground has hot showers, restrooms, a 34 acre
lake with sandy beach, volleyball and basketball courts, and a convenience
store on-site. They are located at 12700 Colby Lake Road,
Laingsburg. About 15 minutes from event site. About 30 sites for the
weekend open right now. |
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