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Benzie County Michigan Morels - May 20, 2010 — These nice guys come every year, they are here again to get morels while the getting is still good! They found about 5 pounds yesterday! - From the Honor Motel

Benzie County Michigan Morels - May 19, 2010 - Ed and Ray found a bushel of sweet morels near Honor in Benzie County today. - Another successful morel mushroom hunt from the Honor Motel

Ohio Morel - May 17, 2010 - This sucker was a whopping 13 inches, and had a bend in the stem, thought false at first but it is hallow and is 100% real morel… In picture is Aaron Sours of Clyde Ohio, morel was found in Fremont OH, on 5/17/2010, out in the pouring rain.. what is ohio’s largest morel? ever and for this year?

Wisconsin Morels - May 14, 2010 - Dudemans First ” MOREL ” mushroom find in Dunn Co. Wis.–:)

Michigan Morels - May 12, 2010 - These were found under two dead elms that were right next to one another. I would estimate that there were about 150-200 morels under these trees. This pic is only a small section of the whole area, so you can imagine what the scene looked like! It was awesome! Biker Dave, and Dave in Commerce, these were found in central Oakland County on May 12. Quite a few of them had significant slug damage and were not harvested. All were pretty dirty from the recent rains splashing dirt on them but overall, they were in pretty good shape. Total yearly count around 600+. - bung23

Mesick Morels, May 8th - May 12th, 2010 - We found some of all colors; black, grey and yellow/white. I think we found mostly yellow/white during our 5 days. Maybe about 40 really nice ones all together the entire time. We had to walk a long ways to find the ones we did find, we definitely had to work for them. Others whom we talked with in the woods told us that they found next to nothing today and a mere 58 for the week and a half that they had been there :o(

My mom almost lost the nice one she found to my husband as you’ll notice in the picture, LOL!! She made us some morel soup with some of our findings, and oh man was it good :o)

Bring on morel season 2011…………….. and ………….Mother Nature, don’t screw it up like you did this year please :o) — Kellie

Michigan Morels - May 12, 2010 - These were found this morning along M22 in Benzie County! - From Honor Motel, Benzie County, MI

Northern Michigan Morels - May 10, 2010 — Even a two year old can find morels in the Sleeping Bear Dunes Forest - From Honor Motel, Benzie County, MI

New York Morel - May 8, 2010 - Chadwicks, NY - Mark

Michigan Morels - May 5, 2010 - These are the largest, thickest, heaviest morels i’ve ever found- and i’ve found some biggins! i cant believe how early in may that it is but its so late in the morel season. my birthday is next week and thats usually prime time for morels- i took some days off to morel hunt- but i think the majority of the morels i will find next week will be decaying. biker dave, i hunt in the general area that you do and if you’re finding decayed ones, they’re decaying by me too. i did find some decaying ones when i found those monsters. i’m tellin ya, that one by the pop can was as big as a grapefruit- and about as heavy too!
no more complaining about sharing info. i dont care what somebody says- theres soooo much land to scour for morels that everyone has the opportunity to fill their bag. i only have one spot where i’ve never found a stem before, and that spot only gives me about a dozen morels a year! i’ve picked about 500 this year- all in areas where i’ve seen evidence of other hunters (stems).
shroom hard or stay home!! - bung23, waterford, mi

Wisconsin Morels - May 6, 2010 - Found these in Eau Claire County Yesterday. Have seen and heard of good finds south of here in the last week. First year out and found enough for a meal, stoked. Have seen people find much more than I did in recent days, wouldn’t doubt if there are still more out there. You just gotta get in the thick of it, I found spots that had already been picked but don’t let that get you discouraged. Check for ticks when you get done for sure.

Michigan Morels - East Lansing, MI - May 4th 2010 - Hunted the woods around the Capital City today and found 78!! Some nice whites and grays. Too many pics to post, but here’s the highlights. - MassMorels

North Carolina - May 2, 2010 - Went out Sunday to our favorite spot north of Asheville and found about 80 – 90 yellows with one or two blacks and one grey. Poplar trees, creek bottoms – same spot we found 61 last week. Tried another spot close by on a hunch and found the biggest morels we’ve ever found in WNC – a couple the size of a soda can. Best day we’ve ever had. Ended up with 154 morels. Dug a few ramps for good measure. - Jeff and Pam

Pennsylvania Morels - May 1, 2010 - Morels, Cherry Valley, PA

Michigan Morels - May 2, 2010 - My wife and i picked 294 morels today! all time high for one day. the pic with the morels in the wild is a little blurry, but if you look closely, you can see that they were everywhere! it was like that in two separate locations. - bung23 Waterford, Mi

Wisconsin Morels - May 1, 2010 - Mushroom hunting wasn’t too bad. Lots of woods and hours not to mention all the ticks, even after the bug spray. - CM

Brown County State Park will celebrate DNR’s Welcome Back Weekend with the Fourth Annual Morel Mushroom Festival on Saturday, May 1, 2010. It will be a busy day at the Nature Center with a variety of fun events.

10-10:30 a.m. - Welcome and Kickoff at Morel Headquarters
Stop by the big white tent and pick up an agenda for the day, get information about the Spring Blossom Parade, enter the coloring contest, pick up rules for the largest and smallest morel contest, grab a copy of geocache coordinates for locations within the park, and visit the arts and crafts fair.

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Hoosier Mountain Bike Association Mini Bike Clinic
Experts from HMBA will be on hand to introduce you to the exciting sport of mountain biking. Bikes and helmets provided so you can ride a small course set up near the Interpretive Gardens at the Nature Center.

11-11:30 a.m. Join Park Naturalist Jim Eagleman at the Nature Center Amphitheater
Learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Morchella esculenta, the morel mushroom.

12-2 p.m. - Join “Jack Morel and the Spores” at the Nature Center Amphitheater
 Local rock band made up of some FUNguys. What’s a festival without some foot-tappin Brown County Music?

1-3 p.m. - Morel Sale - In front of the Nature Center
The Friends of Brown County state Park will be selling morels, “just in case you don’t have much luck.” Proceeds will go toward Friends park projects. Special Notes: Supplies are limited! Morels are wild grown and are not subject to regulatory inspection.

2-3 p.m. - Cooking Demonstration
Join our talented Abe Martin Lodge chefs under the big white tent for a lesson in “Morel Cuisine”. Be sure to pick up a free morel recipe sheet compiled by avid ‘shroomers.’

3-4 p.m. - “Discovery of Morel Cultivation” Nature Center Amphitheater
After 200 years of science and studying the elusive morel, someone figured it out. Join biologist Stewart Miller, as he shares this scientific breakthrough. Miller has inoculated elm trees with the morel fungus and will have a limited number of trees available for purchase. Miller received a U.S. patent for this discovery in 2005. For details visit Morel-Farms.com.

4 p.m. - Smallest and Largest Morel Contest and FUNgus Coloring contest winners announced
Please turn in entires to the Nature Center by 3:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the smallest and largest morels found during the festival.

4-5 p.m. - Return to the Wild at the Nature Center Amphitheater
Patti Reynolds and Laura Edmunds, expert raptor rehabilitators, will introduce you to live Indiana birds of prey. Find out what raptors and mushrooms have in common.

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Over 150 pounds of fresh morel mushrooms sold out in one day during Richmond’s 29th Annual Mushroom Festival. This year a bigger supply is expected as well as new events such as a western show and chainsaw carving exhibit. And as always the crowning of a winner in the large morel mushroom contest.

The festival isn’t all about mushrooms, however. There’s over 130 tempting food and craft booths, carnival, parade, Motorcycle Show, Antique Tractor Show, live Christian Music Shows, State Sanctioned BBQ Cook-Off, youth tractor pull, talent contest, 5K FunGus Run, Little Mr. and Miss Mushroom Contest, Beer Garden featuring Teacher’z Pet and more activities sprawling through the historic district during the two-day event.

The Annual Mushroom Festival is held the first weekend of May and we strive to make it the biggest and the best event possible each year. A tentative calendar of events is posted below for the 2010 Mushroom Festival.

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The second annual Stark County Morel Mushroom Festival will be held Saturday May 1, 2010 in Wyoming, IL. at Thomas Park. Wyoming, IL. is located approximately 40 miles from Peoria or Galesburg. Around 60 miles from the Quad Cities and LaSalle, and roughly 150 miles from Chicago. The Festival will feature food, crafts, music, family activities, and a morel mushroom auction.

Vendors can register and set up from 7:00 until 9:00 a.m. If you are interested in being a vendor you can contact: Duke Frisby at: dukefrisby@hotmail.com or call 309-883-3057, or Denny Rewerts at: vistaden_60@yahoo.com . Mushroom sellers can register for the auction from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. All morels to be auctioned must be put in clear 8 oz. bags, cleaned but not washed. A $2.00 feewill be charged for each bag to be auctioned, payable at sign in. A lottery type drawing will be held to determine selling position ( a little after 11:00 a.m. )

Individuals who are late for the registration will be put at the end of the auction order. After everyone has gone through the order once, another drawing will be held to determine positions for the second round, and so on.

The auction will start at 1:00 p.m. and the festival will run from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., or later.

Thomas Park is located 2 blocks west of downtown and 1 block south. The park features a nice playground for kids and 3 pavilions for free use, and a grandstand for the auction. Pony rides will also be available for the kids. Some of the food items will be pork chops, brats, hot dogs, burgers, along with breakfast items and the popular mushroom soup. If you have lawn chairs, you can bring them, but seating will be provided. See you there!

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Spring brings GREAT things like Mothers Day, Steelhead fishing, beautiful flowers and woodland surprises such as tasteful morel mushrooms with of coarse our annual Mesick mushroom festival.

Mesick Michigan is the mushroom capital in the United States. Come enjoy our adventurous fun filled days, for people of all ages. Carnival rides for the thrill seekers, crafts and hobbies or flea market for treasure hunters, ball games for the players. Several contests for mushroom hunters, lucky duck race, horseshoe toss, horse pull. View our antique car show and Grand Parade. Have your blood pressure or sugar tested before tasting lots of good food like BBQ chicken, baked goods, pasties, a fish dinner or taco night and of coarse the usual fair goodies. Then wash it all down at our beer tent. Look for cash at our money hunt, games for the game boys or girls and (not the hand held kind). But you can walk around holding hands with your loved ones, or try our 5 K walk/run. And for all you mud pie makers as kids. Don’t throw mud with your (words) tongue or your hands. Watch the Mug bog racers throw some really wet earth up into the air. It’s safer this way. So start your engines, let the mud fly, as we ride rides and reach for the sky. The sky truly is the limit for quality family- friendly activities, fun, finds, fast thrills and food at our great hometown festival.

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Saturday, May 8th
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy the following events:

Arts & Crafts Show at the Lewiston School
Mushroom Tasting
Guided Mushroom Hunt Registration
Pro Mushroom Hunt Registration
Mother’s Day Poetry Contest
Spring Fling Shopping Tour in Lewiston
And much more!

Craft Vendor Registration Form

If you would like to participate in the festival, please contact
Jodi Gordon at 989-786-9730

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We invite you to join us for the 50th Annual National Morel Mushroom Festival: Boyne City, Michigan May 13 through 16 2010

Each May, Boyne City MI fills with hundreds of mushroom lovers from around the country who come seeking that elusive delicacy-the marvelous morel. Found in nearby woods and clearings, morels are favored by those who know their ’shrooms.

Boyne City hosts the National Morel Mushroom Festival and the Boyne Valley Lion’s National Morel Mushroom Hunt each year, and for a few short days, everything is all about mushrooms. Restaurants prepare exotic, morel-laden entrees,  local songsters sing of the morel (click on the player to the left to listen),  secret hunting places (maybe) and recipes (definitely) are shared, and everybody goes on the mushroom hunt. A good year can yield thousands of the mouth-watering treats. But, even when a dry spell or late spring makes morels scarce, morels can be tasted at the ‘Taste of Morels’ and the festival is always fun for everyone.

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28^th Annual Morel Mushroom Festival
Saturday & Sunday May 15 & 16, 2010

Muscoda has the title of “Morel Capital of Wisconsin”. A celebration of this woodland delicacy, The Morel Mushroom Festival, is held every spring the weekend after Mother’s Day. With the average Morel weighing just a few ounces, the festival committee had purchased and sold over 2000 pounds of the woodland treat during one two-week period preceding the festival.

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Czech Village is busy. With flood recovery well underway, businesses and property owners are planning a party, the annual Houby Days Festival. The festival will take place May 14 – 16, 2010 in Czech Village. Events and activities include: Taste of Czech and Slovak, the Egg and Houby Breakfast, a car show, a tractor expo, National Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak Folk Dance Festival, parade, the crowning of the 2010 Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Queen, carnival, and much more. Both sides of the river, Czech Village and New Bohemia, are committed to making this a memorable event, and the Houby Days committee hopes you join us as the neighborhoods rebuild.

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