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PAST WINNERS OF IOWA GEOCACHERS ORGANIZATION'S 'CACHE OF THE MONTH' AWARD (COTM)
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(Note: '***' denotes either no COTM was done that month, or no voting was done because only 1 cache was nominated.)
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YearMonthGC CodeCache NameCache OwnerTheme
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2026MayBest Active Geocache
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2026AprilGC1HWYYDevil's BackboneSEAM SmileyAny Earthcache
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2026MarchGCAHKK8Princess Bride: R.O.U.S.ejaramilAny cache that required blood
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2026February*********
Winter - at least 1 of 3 winter attributes (only received one nomination)
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2026JanuaryGCAJE1CPatience is a Virtuedragonhunter201825+ Favorite Points
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2025December*********No COTM due to board transition
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2025November*********No COTM due to board transition
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2025OctoberGCAJH49The Oculus!DTCBEARSnMATHMATEAny Excellent Geocache!
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2025SeptemberGCCAF8School House RockAquila & LadyHawkBack to School
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2025AugustGC7B99MWhere the Trek Begins...crolingThe sky's the limit
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2025JulyGC3PNKBMirror, Mirror... Who's the cleverest one of allAceeyBicycles
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2025JuneGC226R7Ice Cave - Decorahlooking4gemsGeocache with a View
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2025MayGC78CTVAviation Cache: Hap WestbrookCaptainJRecommended for Tourists
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2025AprilGC3MYETGeocache PickersRyneePrivate Yards
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2025MarchThe Game Is Afoota1bob66Adventure Labs
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2025FebruaryGCB0AHFPooch patrolFirewife84Dogs Allowed
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2025JanuaryGC4TTCHYou get a line, I'll get a pole, honey...looking4gemsSnowmobiling
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2024DecemberGC373TPYek Yek YekdawnandgaryNo Tree Climbing/No Difficult Climb
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2024NovemberGC8WCN9BaseballsDTCBEARSnMATHMATESports
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2024OctoberGCAXKHYTry Your Luckptcline & a1bob66The Best of Hike-N-Seek
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2024SeptemberGC9P4T5Xanthic (Yellow) SchoolhouseTeam ZingerSchool
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2024August*********
Ancient Rome (only received one nomination)
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2024JulyGC9TMNZSpiders and SnakesThe5thKDangerous Animals
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2024JuneGC1D0G1YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE...Shadow CachersLivestock
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2024MayGC8YC4XJim the Mailmancachencrazies2Cemetery
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2024April*********
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2024March*********
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2024FebruaryGC7TN8HMerry Christmaskennyk4165No Tree Climbing Required
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2024JanuaryGCA21B8The New Bug Barn, TB HotelHill FolkReboot!
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2023December*********No COTM due to board transition
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2023November*********No COTM due to board transition
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2023October*********No COTM due to board transition
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2023September*********Hike-N-Seek (zero nominations)
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2023August*********State Fair (only received one nomination)
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2023August*********State Fair (only received one nomination)
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2023July*********
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2023June*********
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2023MayGC8ZTN6Tama County Water Tower TourMKL8Y"May" Require Wading Attribute
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2023AprilAdevnture LabDecorah: A Driftless Adventurelooking4gemsAdventure Lab
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2023MarchGC4Q909Peggy Suefroggy51
Music (March is music in our schools month)
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2023FebruaryGC91DNFTrolling for Challenges Challengecneumann98Short Hike Attribute
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2023JanuaryGC35F32Legend of Zeldamoletrap & the tooth fairyWinter Friendly Attribute
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2022DecemberGC9J6F6A Christmas Micro! Merry Christmas 2021crolingChristmas
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2022NovemberGC728RHWelcome Home Soldierali'sarkVeterans
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2022OctoberGC6ZY5KNFL Series FinalmarkaylaFootball
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2022SeptemberGC84652100 - State of Iowa - BonusmarkaylaHike-N-Seek
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2022AugustGC5HZBEI Like it Hot!DTCBEARSnMATHMATEHOT!!!
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2022JulyGC9E7KGFairTeamCurvyCounty Fairs
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2022JuneGC2532Treetop GetawayspinwebbySummertime
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2022MayGC70NBWSave A Life #1!Nick and DadMayday, Mayday, Mayday
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2022AprilGC58BZAMy Birthday Gift To You!cneumann98Happy Birthday
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2022MarchGC236QKSiewers Spring - Decorahlooking4gemsSpring
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2022FebruaryGC6GWQ7Abraham LincolnNascar Joe (NCJ)Presidents' Day
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2022JanuaryGC8MG9HOut With the Old, In With the NewmarkaylaAll Things New
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2021December*********
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2021NovemberGC8987PWe ARE family.a1bob66I'm Very Thankful
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2021OctoberGC91ZBYHamilton says: Happy Halloweenremy8It's Sooo Spoooooky
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2021SeptemberGC78EQXMario's Madness - Gadget CachecaptainjGeocaching Best Friends
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2021AugustGC4E6V2Sag Wagonmoletrap & the tooth fairyGeocachers Love Summer Fun
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2021JulyGC8TFJ0Iowa Veterans Cemeteryloonarmagic13Celebrating Our Caching Freedom
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2021JuneGC1FDZR Itsy Bitsy SpiderWhitehandJune Bug
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2021MayGC5CH2BDEAF # 34Deafcaches"May" I have a TotT please?
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2021AprilGC4A6MPNote… worthyDTCBEARSnMATHMATE
Marching through the decades of Geocaching #2!
published after 2011
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2021MarchGCAA61American Gothickbraband
Marching through the decades of Geocaching!
published before 2011
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2021FebruaryGC78N5NIndee Mustangs #102 - One snowy nightNascar Joe (NCJ)
Your love for Geocaching in the winter time
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2021January*********
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2020December*********
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2020NovemberGC1R8CDHighBridgeluv2yak
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2020OctoberGC5YM1TWelcome to Dyersville cneumann98
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2020SeptemberGCH8M5Iowa WebCam One @ ISU Summitt Dweller and Marden
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2020AugustGC29QEACrawDaddybirgenfamily
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2020July (tie)GC6B2RAGo For Launchcroling
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2020July (tie)GC6XD21Battlestar Galactica; Kobolmidwesthunter
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2020JuneGC6MKX9Ouch! DTCBEARSnMATHMATE
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2020MayGC6RJ30Goose IslandSuperGoober
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2020AprilGC1CEGCDunning's Spring and WaterfallAccordiongal
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2020MarchGC7B569Little Free Library Letterbox & Travel Bug Hotel Parentsof4Ks
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2020FebruaryGC3V3E6Mason City Stonehengeinheritthefire 
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2020JanuaryGC5TY74 A Chip off the old BuffaloDTCBEARSNMATHMATE
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2019DecemberGC5T4DYSanta? Is That You??IowaPete
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2019NovemberGC5ZEVFMunterville Cemetery / Momma's PrayerHill Folk
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2019OctoberGC16H30Frankenstein Caveoldtimer1/A1BOB66 
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2019SeptemberGC89BN3Mr. TigerClaw's Maximum Security TB HotelJ&Klong
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2019AugustGCJB66Okoboji Eastdavyduck
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2019JulyGC72RWYRoute 66 - "The Beer Can House"IowaPete
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2019JuneGC7FM32A different view of Iowa CityDorota & Scott
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2019MayGC7M6F7 Another Outbreak of Yellow Spotted Fevercroling
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2019AprilGC513BQ April Fools Cache #3: The Gadgetmedoug
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2019MarchGC7TW6PIt's Instrumental: St. Patrick's FavoriteDTCBEARSNMATHMATE