13-16 September, 2001
The Missouri Mycological Society will host its 11th Annual Fall Foray near Puxico, Missouri, September 13-16, Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. Programs are planned all weekend for beginner and advanced mushroomers alike including field trips, lectures, workshops and a wild mushroom cook-and-taste session. This is a superb opportunity to learn a lot about fungi in a short time by great teachers in an ecologically fascinating region of Missouri.
Headquarters will be at Camp Latonka, a Girl Scout camp on Lake Wappapello, where gourmet meals will be served, mushrooms displayed, the conference held and where most participants will lodge.
As teachers and guides, we are honored and happy to have mycologists Dr. Walt Sundberg (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), Dr. Andrew Methven (Eastern Illinois University) and Jay Justice (president of the Arkansas Mycological Society).
The locations in Missouri’s Bootheel in which we have chosen to forage, are superb and diverse ecological habitats. Northern species mix with Southern, swamps with oak hickory forests.
Registration fee includes four meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and a Sunday morning brunch. Julie Ridlon of Chanterelle Catering plans a French theme with dishes such as crepes, beignets, and chicken blanquette, many with wild, if not exotic, mushrooms.
Many attendees will be staying at Camp Latonka in rustic screened-in cabins with sagging mattresses. If you want luxury, consider one of motels surrounding Lake Wappapello.
Attendance is limited. Registration fee is $80 for MoMS members or other NAMA affiliated clubs, $95 for nonmembers; children 5 years and under are free; ages 6 through 12: $35. Students, $50. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian.
Deadline for registration is September 1. A registration form is available from Brad Bomanz, 909 Woodside Village Lane, Ballwin, MO 63022.
