The skies have cleared, temperatures have risen and the schools are empty. It can all just mean one thing, summer is officially here and it’s time for the MGS Summer Picnic! This year the summer picnic will be held on Saturday July 23rd at Utica Park in Frederick, Maryland. The MGS Summer picnic is our primary fundraising event, it will feature a silent auction with many items from popular geocaching websites, along with generous donations from fellow members.
All proceeds go towards financing all the MGS events during the year including our most prestigious, CAM (Cache Across Maryland). We will also be announcing the results of the MGS Annual Awards voting. As always there will be lots of great food, raffle prizes and of course some new caches. I hope to see everyone at the park!
Tags: MGS, Silent Auction, Summer Picnic
Come join us at the 2011 Wicomico Geocache Dash Launch Event, it’s a free, family friendly event to kick-off a NEW geocaching virtual trail, that takes cachers to 22 exciting locations across Wicomico County. These caches will not publish until early the morning of the event June 11, 2011. To successfully complete the Geocache Dash, cachers must find 18 of the 22 caches. The caches chosen were designed to highlight some of Wicomico County’s many hidden treasures, and it can be completed in one-day. The first 200 cachers to complete the challenge will be awarded a custom 2011 Wicomico Geocache Dash trackable geocoin. Several cash prizes, as well as, door prizes will be awarded during the evening event 2011 Wicomico Geocache Dash Celebration Event.
As an opportunity to explore Wicomico County’s beautiful and plentiful waterways, two of the caches will only be accessible by boat, canoe and/or kayak. Kayaks will be available free of charge during the Geocache Dash from designated boat launch areas. After June 11th, cachers will need to provide their own water transportation to access the caches.
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Tags: Geocache Dash, WGD, Wicomico County
Are you ready to follow in the wake of Captain John Smith? Visit sites along the National Historic Trail and learn about the native cultures and the natural environment of the 17th-century Chesapeake through the Captain John Smith Chesapeake Geotrail. The Trail provides opportunities for you to experience the Bay through the routes and places associated with Smith’s explorations. Caches will be located in museums, refuges, parks, and towns in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware along the rivers and creeks that Smith and his crew explored four centuries ago.
The Captain John Smith (CJS) Geotrail will launch on June 4, 2011 with over 30 caches within Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last. Join us on June 4th for complete trail details and to get a copy of the passport!
There will also be some great raffle items that were donated to the event, including a GPSr by Magellan. Hope to see everyone out there!
Tags: Captain John Smith, Geotrails
Spring is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing, the Maryland Geocaching Society’s marquee event of the year, Cache Across Maryland (CAM). The countdown continues until Saturday, March 19th 2011 at around 0600, at that time the CAM caches will be released to the MGS Forums and the Geocaching March Madness begins! Geocachers will have until Saturday May 7th 2011 to complete the statewide trek and find all ten CAM caches, expect to travel well over 1,000 miles in pursuit of your CAM smileys. If you want to dress in style during your journey, custom CAM Gear is available in our MGS Store on Cafe Press. Hope to see everyone on the trails beginning March 19th!
Tags: Cache Across Maryland, CAM
Help kick-off the beginning of the event year with the MGS at the annual Meet the Officers Meet and Greet. The event will be held on Saturday February 19th at 9:00 AM, the location will be the Golden Corral Restaurant in Frederick, Maryland. Come out to meet the newly elected MGS officers, swap stories with your fellow cachers and have a hearty breakfast!
More details can be found on the Event Page and in the MGS Forums. Hope to see everyone there!
