The Opening Ceremony for the 2025 Meijer State Games of Michigan – Winter Games will now be co-hosted with a traditional winter festival held in Negaunee, Michigan called Heikki Lunta. The Opening Ceremony will take place in downtown Negaunee on Friday, February 7 at 5:45 PM and will be followed by the rail jam. This event is free to the public.
Officials with the Meijer State Games of Michigan revealed the 2024 Volunteer of the Year presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union.
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 17, 2024 - In a little more than a month, all eyes will be on Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. This month, Michigan fans can celebrate Olympic fever close to home at the main weekend of the 2024 Meijer State Games of Michigan Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23. The games also will celebrate its 15-year anniversary with the help of over 6,000 expected athletes participating in 28 sports, with a total economic impact of over $3 million.
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The Opening Ceremony for the 2025 Meijer State Games of Michigan – Winter Games will now be co-hosted with a traditional winter festival held in Negaunee, Michigan called Heikki Lunta. The Opening Ceremony will take place in downtown Negaunee on Friday, February 7 at 5:45 PM and will be followed by the rail jam. This event is free to the public.
Officials with the Meijer State Games of Michigan revealed the 2024 Volunteer of the Year presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union.
Officials with the Michigan Sports Alliance announced the details for the 2024 statewide hockey tryouts. Statewide tryouts begin April 16th and go until May 20th.
Officials with the Meijer State Games of Michigan revealed the 2023 Athletes of the Year as well as the 2023 Volunteer of the Year presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union. The four categories for the Athlete of the Year award are adult male, adult female, youth male, and youth female.
The Meijer State Games of Michigan 2023 Summer Games hockey tryout registration is open for District 8. Tryouts begin this weekend in District 8 on Sunday April 16 with the 15U division.
Officials with the Michigan Sports Alliance announced the details for statewide hockey tryouts. Statewide tryouts begin April 16th and go until May 20th.
Officials with the Michigan Sports Alliance announced that they are now taking applications for summer internship positions. These internships offer hands-on experience working with a close team in the office. All levels of degree-seeking college students are encouraged to apply. The current deadline to apply is March 31st but may be extended if the position is not filled.
The opening ceremony for the 2023 Meijer State Games of Michigan – Winter Games is just over two weeks away. The opening ceremony will take place at the Marquette Mountain Resort (4501 M-553, Marquette, MI 49855) on February 10th starting at 7:00 p.m. This event is free to the public.
Eagle Mine is the proud sponsor of the Meijer State Games of Michigan Adopt an Athlete program for the second year in a row. The 2023 Winter Games in Marquette will take place on February 10th-12th.
WZMQ-TV in Marquette is proud to announce a new partnership with the Meijer State Games of Michigan in 2023.
The upper and lower peninsula events will be held Feb.10-12, and Feb.17-19, 2023. These sporting events are open to all ages and ability levels. The traditional winter sports festival will feature 19 sporting events at 21 venues. The Winter Games opening ceremony presented by Northern Michigan University will be held in Marquette, MI at the Marquette Mountain Resort on Friday, February 10.
Officials with the Meijer State Games of Michigan revealed the 2022 Athletes of the Year as well as the 2022 Volunteer of the Year presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union. The four categories for the Athlete of the Year award are adult male, adult female, youth male, and youth female. The following names are the award recipients.
Athletes that medal at the 2022 Summer Games will receive the new Meijer State Games of Michigan medal!
The Meijer State Games of Michigan (MSGOM) in partnership with Travel Marquette is excited to announce that Olympic gold medalist Nick Baumgartner will be attending the Opening Ceremony for the Meijer State Winter Games in Marquette, Michigan on Friday, February 25.
The Adopt an Athlete program was created to provide financial assistance to low-income athletes and their families interested in competing in the Meijer State Games of Michigan. This program is made possible by the generous sponsorship by Eagle Mine….
Officials with the Meijer State Games of Michigan revealed the 2021 Athletes of the Year as well as the 2021 Volunteer of the Year presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union. The four categories for the Athlete of the Year award are adult male, adult female, youth male, and youth female. The following names are the award recipients.
Officials with the Michigan Sports Alliance announced that registration has begun to open for the Meijer State Games of Michigan – Winter Games sports hub in Marquette, Michigan. The inaugural event will be held Feb. 25-27, 2022 and is open to all ages and ability levels. The traditional winter sports festival will feature….
The inaugural Grand Rapids Comic Con 5K & Kids Fun Run will be held this Sunday, November 14th at Riverside Park (2001 Monroe Ave, Grand Rapids, MI 49501). The Kids Fun Run will begin at 9:00 AM with the 5K starting shortly after around 9:40 AM…
The Winter Games are back for 2022! Fourteen events will take place in the lower peninsula and new for 2022, seven events will take place in Marquette.
Grand Rapids, Mich. -- February 23, 2021 ─ The Meijer State Games of Michigan (MSGOM) in partnership with the Great Lakes Sports Commission is excited to announce Marquette, Michigan as the host city for an additional Winter Games next February 2022. Officially one year out from the newly added Games, Travel Marquette has signed on as the host organization to ensure a successful launch into the new market.
Athletes 21 and older who want to compete in a multisport, Olympic-style event can now register for the third edition of the USA Masters Games (USAMG). The 2020 USA Masters Games now held June 24 – 27, 2021, is open for all athletes in the United States as well as internationally and there is no qualification necessary…..
Registration for the Winter Virtual Games opened November 17. The inaugural Winter edition of the Virtual Games features 13 sports. The Virtual Games is open to all Michigan residents.
Introducing Sniff & Strut, a virtual 5K for you and your dog. Starting today you and your dog can sniff and strut your way down your favorite path. Registrants will receive a t-shirt and a bandanna.
Grand Rapids, Mich., May. 28, 2020 ─ Meijer State Game of Michigan will be hosting its first Virtual Games starting now through June 30. Anyone is eligible to participate in the inaugural Virtual Games. The sporting events featured are running, cycling, BMX, fishing, golfing, rowing, skateboarding, and tae kwon do.
WGVU Radio Interview: The Meijer State Games of Michigan-Winter Games begin this Friday with an Athlete Celebration, Eric Englebarts II to discuss the variety of sports played this weekend for competition.
WKTV: The main weekend of the Meijer State Games of Michigan’s Winter Games will take place this weekend, Feb. 14-16, with local sports including indoor archery, ninja, fencing, cross country skiing (freestyle and nordic), karate, disc golf, shooting sports and wrestling.
SPORTS Destination Management: The USA Masters Games is a major Olympic-style, multi-sport event for athletes ages 21 and over. The 2016 USA Masters Games were held in…