In more recent years, Ottawa became associated with the world of “mushroom hunting,” with an emphasis on giving spring morel mushrooms their due as a treasured menu favorite of the Midwest.

Morel mushroom hunting is an art that can take years to perfect. In Washtenaw County, Carrie Hensel of Ann Arbor has been hunting for the elusive mushrooms for 12 years.

Boyne City's 65th annual National Morel Mushroom Festival is May 15-18. A festival celebrating morel mushrooms features special dinners and a tasting event throughout its three days.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Morel mushrooms are beginning to sprout across northern Michigan, thanks to slightly wet and warmer temperatures.

Local morel mushroom hunter, Alex Babich, said the morel mushroom season goes north about 100 miles per week. “You can start earlier in the season down southern states and kind of moving up ...

The 66th annual Mesick Mushroom Festival takes place May 9-11, 2025, in Mesick, Michigan. Michigan's DNR provides a Mi-Morels map highlighting potential morel hotspots, often areas of previous ...

Morel mushrooms are sprouting in Michigan, and the Department of Natural Resources has released its morel map for 2025 showing at least a few places in southeast Michigan that may produce some of ...

TRADITION IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA. MOREL. MUSHROOM HUNTING. METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY HAS THE FORECAST FOR FORAGERS. HE JOINS US LIVE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. YEAH. BILL QUANECIA, I’M HERE AT FAIRMOUNT ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released its 2025 morel mushroom map. Morel mushrooms are a sought-after delicacy, often found in areas burned by wildfires the previous year.

The breakthrough came in 2017, when American neurologist Dr Peter Spencer - whose niece still lives in Montchavin - suggested the false morel mushroom could be the common link among those affected.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Morel mushroom hunting is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Morel Report posted an update Friday on social media, showing where morels have already been found.