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 traditional cache hidden at the posted coordinates. You are looking for a Regular size container. Please return everything as good or better than you found it.
Thank you
AndyOdie
for creating, hiding and maintaining this MSPC GeoTour cache.
Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Aloha Sunset over Mullett Lake
Aloha State Park:
Aloha State Park is a camper, boater and biker paradise! The campground is set on beautiful Mullett Lake, which is the central point for the Inland Lakes Waterway. Campsites are located near the boat launch and registered campers are welcome to leave their boats in the protected boat basin for the duration of their stay. In addition, the North Eastern State Trail borders the park and the North Eastern State Trail runs from Alpena to Mackinaw City and intersects with the North Central and North Western State trails. The park is also close to the many popular travel attractions at the Straits of Mackinaw.
Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Another fine piece of Art
History:
The park was created when Cheboygan County purchased an initial eight acres of abandoned land that was once a park created by the Detroit and Mackinac Railway. The county added another twenty acres to that holding in order to reach the 28-acre minimum required for the establishment of a state park. All of it was donated to the state in 1923.
Map courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Activities:
While this endeavor will bring you to the park to Geocache, the park also offers opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, metal detecting, kayak/canoeing and swimming. The park also provides play areas that include a softball field, horseshoe pits, basketball and volleyball courts for lots of family fun.
Information:
For more information, reservations and a calendar of events, follow this link to
Aloha State Park.
Special thanks to
Team Kalsin
for help with this geocache.
Special thanks to Are You Geocacher Enough? Road Rally for the Northern Lower regional prize.
Resources: