When the Lilac’s begin to bloom it’s time to start hunting. Visitor’s to Fat Man’s Landing know when winter’s chilly breeze is replaced by the warm sun and smells of Mother Earth’s fall display decaying, you will find me hunting for my favorite mushroom — the Morel. How do you find Morel’s? TIP: Search south-facing [...]
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Finding Minnesota Morel Mushrooms
Posted in Activities & Events, Adventure, Outdoors, Outdoors for Kids, tagged FML Outdoors, Minnesota, Morel Mushrooms, Outdoor News, Recipes, Twin Cities Outdoor Adventures on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Where to find Morel Mushrooms
Posted in Activities & Events, Morel Mushrooms, Outdoors, Outdoors for Kids, Wild Edibles, tagged FML Outdoors, Minnesota, Morel Mushrooms, Mushroom, Outdoors on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“I love Morels!” A simple reminder…once you start to see Lilacs blooming, it’s time to start looking for mushrooms. Look for trees loosing their bark on south-facing hillsides, especially towards the bottom of the hill! Fat Man’s Landing, MN Related articles Grow Backyard Morel Mushrooms this Spring (greenreview.blogspot.de) Mother’s Day Morel Mushrooms (prweb.com) Morel Mushrooms [...]
The Moral to Finding Morels: Trust Your Instincts
Posted in Outdoors, tagged Minnesota, Morel Mushrooms on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Searching for Morels is a lot like deer hunting. With temperatures in the low 70′s and high-skies, it was a great day for a walk! To find the elusive mushroom, you must use all your deer hunting instincts! Pictured Right: Ryan with our first find of the year. Questions will flow through your mind, like: [...]
How to find Morel Mushrooms!
Posted in Outdoors, Recipes, tagged FML Outdoors, Minnesota, Morel Mushrooms, Recipes, Where to find on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Wild About Morels!” Wow! Another season has quickly arrived! Once you see Lilacs blooming, it’s time for a walk in the woods! Now — if you’ve never hunted Morel Mushrooms, please don’t be discouraged if you don’t find them right away. It takes patients, a good eye and a whole lot of luck. Listed below [...]
A Torrent of Showers & Wind Provides Solitude for Seasoned Canoeist
Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged Camping, Canoeing, Iowa Camping, Iowa Canoe Rivers, Iowa River Trails, Morel Mushrooms, Paddling, Upper Iowa River on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Upper Iowa River The Upper Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River located in the northeast corner of Iowa. This weekend we canoed the most picturesque portion, bordering rolling hills and shear limestone cliffs, from Bluffton to Decorah, Iowa. There’s a wonderful campground just outside of Decorah called, Pulpit Rock Campground. We arrived [...]
Perseverence and Luck Help Find Morel Mushrooms
Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged Iowa, Morel Mushrooms, Upper Iowa River on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so glad we went south for this years annual canoe trip. With all the research I’ve done, I knew this area was good for Morel mushrooms. As we pulled out of the river Saturday, I noticed a red pickup truck parked next to mine. We proceeded to load our canoes. I heard someone in [...]
Morel Mushroom Madness
Posted in Outdoors, tagged Morel Mushroom Recipes, Morel Mushroom Soup, Morel Mushrooms, Southern Minnesota on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ready for this season’s morel mushrooms harvest? This will be my first year hunting for these tasty little morsels! I have an idea that Southern Minnesota is going to be plentiful! For the past two years, places like Rochester and Zumbro Minnesota have seen extreme flooding. As a result, massive areas of dead-fall have been [...]


















