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Not an endorsement for the site but they are a good resource.
Type in your GPS Receiver in the search blank and take a look.
You’re out on the trail talking with a Wisconsin geocacher who has never heard about the Wisconsin Geocaching Association.
You explain the group to them and they stare at you like you’re crazy and ask you, “Why should I join?” or perhaps, “What’s in it for me?” and maybe, “I just go caching every once and a while, I don’t need to join anything”
Candidates, How do you respond?
It’s a valuable “state and local” resource! Geocaching.com doesn’t have the local focus! Don’t you want to get more information from your own state neighbors?
And the 2nd (more personal) part: Why are you a WGA member?
The reasons I’ve listed as well as I feel there needs to be more voices for us up north!
Planning Geocaching Events, Experience: None
Planning Events: A good deal!
As the former athletic director for Washington Island School District, I was responsible for all aspects of home and away contests. These duties include but are not limited to: Scheduling teams, game contracts, tournaments, clinics, obtaining officials and getting contracts from these people. Scheduling buses, overnight accommodations and scheduling these for almost “all” off Island contests, transportation, food, local advertisement, budget, workers, venue preparation and more. Size, small facilities so usually less then 75 fans and participants.
Other experiences: Island clean-up day (our local Trash Out day), training director for the Rescue Squads which involves monthly training, and numerous other local yet smaller scale events.
To assure readers I know what’s involved even though I may lack personal experience with the “big” event, I live with and am married to the Business Manager of Sievers Fiber Art School. A women who is responsible for scheduling 100’s of students, dozens of classes, preparation of the brochure, consignment, the Bi-Annual Gathering, etc.
@huffinpuffin2 wrote:
GCR2EH 😯 8)
Another from my pre-caching days! I’m going back!
The overload of ads in the various flyers, advertisers, etc. in the past got me there many years ago, and is was the best side trip I took that summer. My wife just couldn’t understand when I tried to explain it to her when I returned home. You have to see whats on the grounds of this business to believe it.
@zuma wrote:
So here is the tentative spring CITO schedule:
April 16 Gibraltrar
Is that Gibraltar as in Fish Creek? Could I be so lucky to have one that close?
I love this! My wife and I seek these out and now there is a source to find them! Looking at your list we have cached 5 out of 6. The 6th was pre- caching and now I have a reason to go back.
Looking at your list, I was utterly shocked (just kidding) that you missed:
GC8E5E Lumberjack Totems
Can’t give any more information without giving it away…. Please check it out.
Northwoods Tom
As a new candidate for the board, I would be against removing the COTM.
New to the WGA, it was one of the first features that drew me into this web site and association. The WGA is doing a good job of attracting infrequent cachers or individuals who may have left for a variety of reasons related to “life happens”.
I’m infrequent because of my Island home location. When I get to the mainland, I want the geocaching experience to be special; great location, interesting history, you name it. Sure I like to build the numbers when getting close to a milestone with a park and grab, but I really “seek” those interesting caches. COTM helps me find those rewarding locations as does the new favorites feature. Time can be short for this activity for many reasons in many different households. This is a feature that helps families make the experience more valuable and keeps them interested.
“Thank You” Web Committee For The Work!
I can’t let this post go empty anymore! I keep checking back for caches that I may have already found or those that I’m planning on a future trip. The lack of interest is driving me nuts! Soooo, I’m going to offer my two cents!
These all involve a good hike, especially in the winter, so get your X-C skis or snowshoes ready.
(GC1X14X) McCarthy Lake: Beautiful deep woods lake. Go on a sunny winter day. It will glisten like diamonds.
(GCP6Z5) Red Pine Portal: Massive cedars and pines. I hit it from the east. Snowshoes are the best choice here.
Tag, Now it’s your turn.
I’m still bummed about that Badger loss. We were talking about it today at lunch, Big 10: 3 and 5 in bowl games this year. Wish Wisconsin could have made it 4 and 4. Me, a Gopher Alumni, no help from us…
Isn’t this activity a riot! Some days when I’m off of Washington Island caching with Mrs. Northwoods, I want to skip meals to go on a search for another. Thank goodness she has more sense!
Have not attended a CITO event in my 20+ months of geocaching. Would I? Why not! Myself and our school has been practicing a yearly TO event for 30+ years of the entire Island community. We call ours Island clean-up day. Good for the community, good for the group.
Yes I practice CITO. Blows my mind some times what you find and where. One reason I cache is to lose weight, yet often come back several pounds heavier…
Good Question!
These are concerns that the board will need to address as well as others that haven’t even been asked yet. Two items I touched on in my earlier post may start to address these concerns and being a new candidate I will find that many items are being dealt with already and I may not yet be aware of it. I”ll quote my earlier thoughts as a starting point that can lead to further discovery:
1. “Getting young members involved. Lets come up with programs to get geocaching in the schools.” “Workshops for educators, donated GPS units to schools, local workshops. When I brought in my GPS units to my class and the kids started using them, it was great! I created more geocachers that have now taken the hobby home. It’s a drop in the bucket, but it’s a start.”
4. “Sessions on the technology which is changing faster than I type are needed. Look at the posts, people need questions answered on how to utilize it.”
The kids and/or young famllies are looking for activities to participate in and do together. We got a Christmas letter from a friend who talked about how their son had gotten into geocaching. I’ve run into young members in the field as well as young families. They are out there and we have to keep them interested. Promote at events, work shops, get schools involved, civic groups, rec departments. The list doesn’t end. I was workng with a student today in art class with a computer program, he didn’t want to read the instructions, he wanted me to show him how to do it… We need these events or whatever you want to call them “showing people how to do it”. Be it program, game, new technology, the hard part is going to be getting more saturation. Possible solution, more small gatherings throughout the state.
I’ll admit I’ve been out of my 20’s for 30 years but I work every day with kids and young adults as well as parents. They ask the same kind of questions and look for the “what can it offer me” answer.
You find ideas and ways to get them involved and bring them in or back.
5. Don’t know why I forgot this one last night, but it slapped me in the face this morning. Baby Boomers! Watch the news, read a paper (Boy, you can tell I’m in that group.). It’s a growing demographic. More leisure time, money to spend on their hobbies, looking for activities that involve getting out and doing healthy activities like walking and hiking. I think this is going to be a big group in the coming years that will be looking at this activity to see “what does it offer for me”? Lets be ready.
Here’s one…
How about a Saturday morning breakfast and/or coffee at Sunset Resort on Washington Island? Memorial Day weekend would be the earliest date (also may be the best weekend as far as fewer tourists) and/or it could be as late as a September Saturday. A few logistics to work out, but it’s very doable.
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