Eleven Year Old Finds 5 pound mushroom in Indiana

April 18 - Noblesville, Indiana - Janet White, 11, finds a 5 pound mushroom of unidentified species. The news report states that she's been hunting mushrooms since she was 1. And that she was a better hunter then, since she was closer to the ground.

Radar/weather maps - Nexrad radar

Since morels are dependent on moisture and temperature conditions, and a good rain the few days before usually makes them pop, here is a handy tool to see not only weather patterns but also total precipitation and temperature. You can enter location or zip code, and it has an almanac feature--you can go back several years. You can create a zoom box around specific areas.

Morel Mushrooms in the News

April 5, 2006: Northwest mushroom harvest may be poor

April 5, 2006: City of Henry prepares for new events: Mushroom Festival

April 3, 2006: Hunting for a Tasty Treat

April 3, 2006: Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Mushroom Season Set

April 2, 2006: Forget the Forest; Morels can be grown in your backyard

March 29, 2006Mushroom Season's Approaching (But be careful)

March 27, 2006: Hunting morels may net a long walk

March 25, 2006: Mushroom forecast: Harvest good for hobbyists, poor for commercial pickers

March 22, 2006: Morel Mushrooms Should Appear Soon

March 20, 2006: The Story of the Morel Is...

March 9, 2006: An earthy Mexican specialty

Feb 8, 2006: Mushroom hunting fun but not just child's play

2006 Morel Festivals and Events

Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival
April 29-30, 2006
Mansfield, Parke County, Indiana
http://www.mansfieldvillage.com/mushroom.php

Mountain Mushroom Festival:
Last weekend of April in Irvine,Kentucky
http://kaht.net/events/mmfest_1.htm

Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship 
May 5 & 6, 2006
Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds
Henry, Illinois
http://www.morelmania.com/2Championship/index.html

Richmond Annual Morel Mushroom Festival
May 5,6 & 7, 2006
Richmond, Missouri
http://cofcommerce.home.mchsi.com/

Mesick Mushroom Festival:
May 12-14, 2006 in Mesick, MI (Mushroom Capitol of the World!)
http://www.mesick-michigan.org/mushroom_festival.htm

Boyne City, Michigan 46th Morel Festival
May 18-20, 2006
http://www.morelfest.com

Muscoda 24th Annual Morel Mushroom Festival:
May 20 & 21, 2006
Muscoda, WI (Morel Mushroom Capitol of Wisconsin)
http://grantcounty.org/ci/muscoda/event-morels.html