Hello all! My friends BAMM and 4 J's and I had an absolute blast hosting GLG this summer.... Sooo, I am entertaining the idea of hosting a yearly Midwest Letterboxing Event (MLE). I am thinking in April or May at a State Park in Indiana next year. Soooo, let me have your feed back...GO!

I looked through the current list of events, and don't see any close by, but that could change. It's a little far for me, but the company is so good, I'd certainly consider it.

yes I think this is a good idea to explore and one that has been tossed around intermittently. I'm going to be frank.

the letterboxing GLG group consists of: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

The states that are geographers consider part of the midwest are: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska along with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota.

Removing the GLG group that leaves the following midwestern states, (not to imply a state could not be both GLG and Midwest):
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska

All this said, what constitutes a "midwest" event? Will the thinking be to develop a group something like the GLG or a group with more flexibility in that if the state is one of the original midwestern states then it can host a "midwest" event, title it "midwest" regardless of other groupings or geographical associations?

To be quite honest, it hasn't been discussed in depth yet. Maybe my use of "Midwest" was too premature. I would like to host an annual event for people to attend from other areas in addition to GLG. We loved this event and would love to bring more people to this hobby and basically introduce everyone to all the people you swap daily AQ mail with. I will have more info when I discuss with my cohorts.

Thank you very much for bringing these items to the table. I will keep you updated as soon as we have a more detailed plan!!

Lindsey

Just because set of people puts together an event doesn’t mean there can’t be another event where the geography overlaps. SW and PNW are good examples where multiple events get scheduled by different people/ groups.

I love this idea and an annual Spring event seems like a great idea since, as far as I know, there isn't an annual event in the Spring in the Midwest.

I also think an event using the term Midwest is a great choice. Midwest is a familiar term throughout the country and it's where the event is being held.

I just want to encourage you to go ahead with this. Not everyone has the gift of "event-hosting," and you and your cohorts do. I would much rather find or plant letterboxes, so I have a great appreciation for those willing to tackle all that goes with hosting events.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

i agree with both Baqash and Angel Winks. Just do it! The more the merrier! I'm happy to help where I can.

Spring is great time...before the bugs and ivy and honeysuckle overgrowth.

As they say, if you build it, they will come! Event hosts are a rare breed. Not many people have the desire or skills to do it. So, since you have both, I say go for it!

I'd try to steer clear of the time frame that the GLG gathering is typically held (end of June, I believe). But, that's probably not the biggest deal, as long as it's not the same weekend.

Indiana is pretty central, so i'm sure people from all over would attend. As long as you have a large enough venue and aren't limited on the number of people that you can host.

If it's southern Indiana, that's a reasonable weekend trip for us. We would try to make it ! Does anyone host in Tennessee or Georgia?
Not familiar with the regular event locations or dates.