We have done some stuff. Here is a taste.
2001
Picnic: Pike Lake State Park (GC1323) August 26th
2002
First Use of “Wisconsin Geocaching Association” January
First Logo – February
First WGA Website goes live launched (and hosted) by the CacheCows – February 17th
Campout: Governor Dodge State Park (GC3B80) May 17th
Picnic: Lapham Peak State Park (GC6B1F) August 25th
Cachecows get “local” reviewer account from geocaching.com – September
2003
WGA Meeting & Social Event: Germantown (GCBE16) January 14th
“Founding Fathers” gather in Yawningdog’s garage to discuss bylaws and incorporation February 16th
(Founding Fathers: Yawningdog, kbraband, Grousetales, Cachecows, jvechinski, Thraxman)
Bylaws for the WGA are approved – March 11th
Membership to the WGA offered – March 12th
Grousetales takes over “local” geocaching.com reviewer account (WGA) – March 22nd
First BOD elections are held – May
Campout: High Cliff State Park (GCD511) May 16th
Picnic: Devil’s Lake State Park (GCG8WA) August 24th
2004
CITO: Milwaukee (GCJ010) April 17th
Campout: Hartman Creek State Park (GCHRFK) May 15th
Picnic: Mackenzie Environmental Educational Center (GCJV9Q) August 21st
2005
Campout: Lake Wissota State Park (GCN3XN) May 21st
Picnic: Greenbush Trails, Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit (GCPFWR) August 13th
2005 Geocoin: Started Taking Pre-Orders October 4th.
2006
Campout: Peninsula State Park (GCTY25) May 13th
2nd Generation WGA Website Launched by jvechinski – May 27th
Picnic: Kettle Moraine State Forest – Southern Unit Nordic Picnic Shelter (GCWJZQ) August 19th
2007
Campout: Hartman Creek State park (GC10F47) May 19th
Picnic: Wildcat Mountain State Park (GC14DPD) September 15th
2008
Campout: Governor Dodge State Park (GC1A9AK) May 16th
Regional Event: Summer Grill and Chill at Round Lake (GC1E0P1) August 2nd
Picnic: Greenbush Lapham Peak (GC1DMCR) September 13th
2009
Second Logo – January 7th
CITO: Wausau CITO and Potluck (GC1N3AC) May 2nd
Campout: High Cliff State Park (GC1PBQM) May 15th
Cache Bash: Pancakes and PJs in West Bend (GC1RWV6) August 16th
Picnic: Lake Wissota State Park (GC1V7PV) September 19th
2010
Winter Event: Winter Bonfire & Chili Feed (GC22EPM) February 27th
Campout: Richard Bong State Rec. Area (GC24Y04) May 14th
CITO: Harrington Beach CITO & Potluck (GC25114) April 17th
CITO: WGA Highway Cleanup (GC25K1K) April 17th
CITO: Appleton CITO and Potluck (GC24H1Z) April 24th
Geocaching 101 at Gathering Waters Festival (GC276T7) June 12th
CITO: Gibraltar Rock CITO & Luncheon (GC2AR5D) July 31st
CITO: Barnes Breakfast CITO Event (GC2ADTE) August 7th
Cache Bash: WGA Big Ba$h Breakfast (GC2B3QH) August 15th
CITO: Pre-Picnic CITO (GC2CWF5) September 18th
Picnic: Roche-a-Cri State Park (GC29P5H) September 18th
CITO: Fall Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC2FGJP) October 16th
2011
Lonely Cache Game: Cachers & Cattails – The WGA LCG Event (GC2MR77) February 12th
Winter Event: WGA Winter Bonfire and Chili Feed (GC2KXVE) February 26th
CITO: 2nd Annual Gibraltar Rock CITO and Potluck (GC2QTD3) April 16th
CITO: 2011 WGA Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC2QW2A) April 16th
CITO: 2011 WGA Appleton CITO and Potluck (GC2MBVQ) April 23rd
Campout: Hartman Creek State Park (GC2PJZW) May 20th
CITO: Cache Up And Mustard Out (GC2PW17) May 21st
Cache Bash: “Pass the Syrup!” WGA Pancake Feast 2011 (GC2Z328) August 14th
Picnic: Brunet State Park (GC31517) September 17th
2012
Lonely Cache Game: 2011 WGA Event LCG| Back to the Cattails (GC3ABPG) 2/11/2012
Winter Event:2012 WGA Winter Bonfire and Chili Feed (GC39JNK) 2/25/2012
CITO: 2012 WGA Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC3DN3M) 4/14/2012
CITO: 2012 WGA Appleton CITO and Potluck Event (GC3DNBC) 4/21/2012
CITO: WGA Wiouwash State Trail Garlic Mustard Pull (GC3DPWC) 5/5/2012
Special Event: 2012 WGA 10th Anniversary Pig Roast (GC3JFYP) 6/2/2012
CITO: 2012 Campout CITO (GC3DMTQ) 6/2/2012
Campout: 2012 WGA Campout at Governor Dodge (GC3DD3E) 6/2/2012
CITO: WGA CITO Event: Untrash the Oaks (GC3DQP6) 6/23/2012
Cache Bash: “Stack ‘em High!” WGA Sunday Pancake Feast 2012 (GC3P9RV) 8/12/2012
Picnic: 2012 WGA Geo-Picnic Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest (GC3NPYX) 9/22/2012
CITO: Third Annual Gibraltar Rock CITO and Potluck (GC3XP78) 10/13/2012
CITO: 2012 WGA Fall Adopt-A-Highway CITO (GC3XH3N) 10/20/2012
2013
Lonely Cache Game: 2012 WGA Event Lonely Cache Game | Groundhog’s Day (GC42G9K) 2/2/2013
Winter Event: Bonfire on the Bay 4th Annual WGA Bonfire and Chili Feed (GC43PG5) 2/23/2013
CITO: WGA Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC47Q1P) 4/27/2013
CITO: WGA/MnGCA Interstate CITO (GC4APMD) 5/18/2013
Campout: WGA Spring Campout ’13 Interstate State Park (GC43KW0) 5/17/2013
Cache Bash: WGA Pancake Pig Out 2013 (GC4D8TK) 8/11/2013
CITO: 2013 WGA Fall Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC4N6FJ) 10/12/2013
Picnic: 2013 Geo-Picnic Governor Thompson State Park (GC4GK5F) 9/21/2013
2014
Lonely Cache Game| Frozen Mosquito Mosquito Hill Nature Center (GC4WAW0) 2/1/2014
Winter Event: It’s Chili at the Beach Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (GC4W4GX) 2/22/2014
CITO: 2014 WGA Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC4Z815) 4/26/2014
Campout: WGA 2014 Spring Campout Mirror Lake State Park (GC4Z7KJ) 5/10/2014
Cache Bash: Lucky Stacks of Pancakes with the WGA (GC55W6Y) 8/10/2014
Picnic: 2014 Geo Picnic -Kettle Moraine State Forest – Lapham Peak Unit (GC59Y8V) 9/20/2014
Special Event: 1 of the Most Amazing Beginner Geocaches – WI (GC5CDBD) 9/21/2014
CITO: 2014 WGA Fall Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO (GC5BKVV) 10/11/2014
2015
Winter Event: 6th Annual WGA Chili Feed – Chili at the Janboree Schuetze Recreation Center
(GC5H9JA) 1/17/2015
Lonely Cache Game: WGA Lonely Cache Game Event | Mead Just For You! Stanton W. Mead Visitor Center (GC5KMNM) 2/21/2015
CITO 2015: WGA Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO(GC5M1FE) 4/25/2015
Campout: 2015 WGA Geo-Campout High Cliff State Park(GC51T7V) 5/16/2015
WGA Breakfast| Cakes on the Cliff High Cliff State Park (GC5Q5ZJ) 5/17/2015
Cache Bash: Pieces-of-Eight PANCAKES (GCWG) 8/09/2015
Picnic: 2015 WGA Geo Picnic Pattison State Park(GC5WA4R) 9/26/2015
CITO: 2015 WGA Fall Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup CITO(GC5W9FY) 10/10/2015
GIFF: 2015 GIFF WEEKEND -MATINEE with the WGA! Horicon Marsh (GC654RG) 11/08/2015
2016
Winter Event: 7th Annual WGA Chili Feed – Identical Snowflakes Schuetze Recreation Center (GC67ZNY) 1/16/2016
Lonely Cache Game: 2016 Lonely Cache Game Annual Event/Meet & Greet Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve(GC6ARDZ) 3/12/2016
Special Event: WGA Mill Park Geocaching 101 Cornell, WI(GC6CTP0) 5/1/2016
Campout: 2016: 2016 WGA Geo-Campout Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit (GC6CDZD) 5/14/2016
WGA Breakfast: WGA Breakfast| Cakes at the Kettle KettleMoraine Southern Unit (GC6F23P) 5/15/2016
Cache Bash: 2016 WGA Wild Cakes & Stampede Sausages2016 WGA Wild Cakes & Stampede Sausages (GC6KQ92) 8/14/2016
Picnic: 2016 WGA Fall Geo Picnic BLACK RIVER STATE FOREST (GC6M9YT) 9/24/2016
GIFF: 2016 GIFF WEEKEND -MATINEE with the WGA! Horicon Marsh (GC654RG) 11/6/2016
WGA GEO ART LAUNCHED 11/30/2016
2017
Lonely Cache Game: 8th Annual WGA Chili & Hot Dog Feed and LCG Lakeside Park Fond du Lac (GC6XHZF) 2/18/2017
Campout: 2017 WGA Spring Geo Campout Big Eau PleineCounty Park (GC70W3R) 5/20/2017
WGA Breakfast: 2017 WGA Spring Not So Pleine Pancake Breakfast Big Eau Pleine County Park (GC70X4V) 5/21/2017
Cache Bash: 2017 WGA These Are The Pancakes You’re Looking For (GC75HNM) 8/13/2017
Picnic: 2017 WGA Fall Geo Picnic Whitefish Dunes State Park (GC77VJX) 9/23/2017
GIFF: 2017 GIFF WEEKEND-MATINEE with the WGA!Horicon Marsh (GC7BC50) 11/05/2017
2018
Lonely Cache Game: 9th Annual WGA Chili & Hot Dog Feed and LCG Rolling Meadows Golf Course (GC7F5YE) 2/17/2018
Campout: 2018 WGA Spring Geo Campout Wyalusing State Park (GC7KDN1) 5/19/2018
Cache Bash: 2018 WGA Magic Pancakes (GC7PWF0) 8/12/2018
Picnic: 2018 WGA FALL PICNIC DEVIL’S LAKE STATE PARK (GC7V7F9) 9/22/2018
GIFF: 2018 GIFF WEEKEND-MATINEE with the WGA!Horicon Marsh (GC7WT8M) 11/11/2018
2019
Chili Feed: 10th Annual WGA Chili Feed George W. Mead Wildlife Area (GC80MZX) 2/16/2019
Lonely Cache Game: 2018 LCG Celebration and Meet & Greet Horicon Marsh Visitors Center (GC81F4N) 3/16/2019
Campout: 2019 WGA Spring Campout Governor Thompson State Park (GC8491Y) 5/18/2019
Cache Bash: 2019 WGA Super Pancakes (GC885TD) 8/11/2019
Picnic: 2019 WGA Fall Picnic Lakeview Park, Village of Rib Lake (GC8A8ZN) 9/21/2019
GIFF: 2019 GIFF WEEKEND-MATINEE with the WGA! Horicon Marsh (GC8CPFG) 11/17/2019
2020
Chili Feed: 11th Annual WGA Chili Feed Hillsboro (GC8H08D) 2/08/2020
Lonely Cache Game: 2019 Lonely Cache Game Celebration VIRTUAL
Special Event: WGA Mid-Summer Meet and Greet Derge County Park (GC8TP3J) 7/18/2020
Fall Campout: 2020 WGA Fall Campout Buckhorn State Park (GC8X2M0) 9/18/2020
2021
2021 WGA Spring Picnic at Yellowstone State Park (GC9700Z) 5/22/2021
WGA Celebration Cakes (GC99HR4) 8/15/2021 – West Bend
2021 WGA Fall Campout – Dells of the Eau Claire County Park (GC97GBY) 9/18/2021 — WGA Ice Age Trail (IAT) geocache series launch
2021 GIFF Weekend – MATINEE with the WGA! at Horicon Marsh (GC9HA9A) 11/13/2021
2022
12th Annual WGA Chili Feed & Cook Off – Friends of Mead/McMillian (GC9JPB8) 2/19/2022 – Wausau, WI
2022 WGA Spring Picnic – Brunet Island State Park (GC9NVJN) 5/21/2022 – Cornell, WI
WGA’s Flipping Good Pancakes – West Bend Ca$h Bash (GC9VJ0E) 8/7/2022
20 Year Anniversary of the WGA – 2022 Fall Campout (GC9PVJH) 9/16/2022- 9/18/2022 – Big Foot Beach State Park – Lake Geneva, WI. First WGA Adventure Lab and bonus cache.
WGA Lonely Cache Game Event (GC9X98D) – 10/8/2022 – Chetek, WI
GIFF – Intermission (aka canceled) by Geocaching HQ.
2023
13th Annual Chili Feed & Cook Off | LCG Event at District 1 Brewing Company in Stevens Point, WI. 03/04/2023 (GCA34K2)
2023 WGA Spring Picnic at Potowatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, WI. 05/20/2023 (GCA5WJZ)
It’s always time for Pancakes at Regner Park in West Bend, WI. 08/13/2023 (GCA8NN8)
WGA 2023 Campfire Stories at Blue Mound State Park in Blue Mound, WI. 09/15/2023 (GCAD1R0)
2023 WGA Fall Campout at Blue Mound State Park in Blue Mound, WI. 09/16/2023 (GCA92JA)
GIFF 2023 – Geocaching International Film Festival in Menomonie, WI. 11/11/2023 (GCAD147)
GIFF 2023 – De Pere, WI in De Pere, WI. 11/15/2023 (GCAECG4)
2024
Brrr …… It’s Getting Chili! (14th Annual Chili and Cook-off) at District 1 Brewing Company in Stevens Point, WI. 03/02/2024 (GCAH3DZ)
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Thank you John Sudar (hack1of2) for putting the years 2001-2011 together.
Thank you Kelly King (king54130) for putting the years 2012-2020 together.
Last Edited 03/03/2024 by jmj-wi