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9th Annual Wisconsin Mycological Society Northwoods Foray 2017
9th Annual Wisconsin Mycological Society Northwoods Foray 2017
July 20 (Thursday) – 23 (Sunday), $40.00
Forays start at 9am sharp from the Little Pine Motel, located in Hiles, Wisconsin.
Welcome to the Northwoods Foray! This event is fun for the whole family! Recreation—besides mushrooming—includes swimming, canoeing (either on the area lakes or headwaters of the Wolf River), fishing, or wandering the many excellent paths for hiking and biking right outside your door. And then there’s the mushrooms. In most years, while the rest of North America is experiencing drought, the Northwoods is nicely moist and the mushrooms plentiful. (More species of mushrooms are found at the Northwoods foray than at any other WMS forays throughout the year!) The region features a diverse mix of trees, including beech, hemlock, spruce, tamarack, paperbark and gray birch, sugar maple, hop hornbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.Welcome to the Northwoods Foray!
This event is fun for the whole family! Recreation—besides mushrooming—includes swimming, canoeing (either on the area lakes or headwaters of the Wolf River), fishing, or wandering the many excellent paths for hiking and biking right outside your door. And then there’s the mushrooms. In most years, while the rest of North America is experiencing drought, the Northwoods is nicely moist and the mushrooms plentiful. (More species of mushrooms are found at the Northwoods foray than at any other WMS forays throughout the year!) The region features a diverse mix of trees, including beech, hemlock, spruce, tamarack, paperbark and gray birch, sugar maple, hop hornbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.nbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.
Registration for the Foray will be made directly with Judy Kaplan
THIS FORAY IS FULL. REGISTRATION LINK WILL NOT WORK. Click here to download the registration form.
Your registration fees help offset the cost of a catered banquet dinner by Ed’s on Saturday night, the rental of the Fire Hall for 2 days to use as our base to meet and display mushrooms, and our guest expert Tavis Lynch. He is a mushroom grower, commercial mushroom forager, and mushroom educator, from Cumberland, WI, Foray goers arriving Thursday afternoon may want join us for a relaxing dinner at Ed’s in Argonne where the food is excellent and affordable—Thursday is always ribs night and it’s excellent! (NOTE: Thursday night dinner is not included in foray fees).
Friday will be our first full day of foraying. Starting at 9 a.m. Friday evening join us for our splendid potluck dinner and cocktails (BYO) around the campfire @ 7 p.m. please no wild mushrooms. For those wanting to “Grill” some food the fire will be lit at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, morning and afternoon forays are planned. Following the Saturday afternoon foray, we will have our Annual Banquet in the Hiles Town Hall / Fire Department across the street from the Little Pine. Before dinner there will be time to socialize and gather around for a table talk about the mushrooms collected over the last 2 days. Tavis will be leading the talk and we will also have awards. After dinner Tavis will have an informative lecture and slide show. To end the evening we will hold a raffle for a few donated mushroom items.
An original painting, an original drawing, plaques, and sun visors.
Saturday’s Banquet will be fully catered by Ed’s. Dinner includes beverages and plates / utensils etc. Beer, wine, liquor are not provided but permitted in the Town Hall; bring whatever you like!
MOTEL RESERVATIONS
We will use the Little Pine Motel and Resort, Hwy 32 in Hiles, WI (phone Mark and Julia Ferris, owners, at 888-541-4150) as our home base. The rooms at Little Pine are great—and they give us a super rate for the Foray. For accommodations or other info about the area, contact Mark and Julia Ferris,. Room rate is $57.00 per night. Rooms will be held exclusively till June 20th. The price remains the same after that date.
Reservations for Little Pine will be made directly to the hotel.
For those wishing to camp, excellent facilities are just around the corner.
Frequently Asked Questions
I want to share a room to save money but I do not have a roommate? Mark and Julia will help match you with someone else wanting to share a room.
Can I give my registration to a Wisconsin Mycological Society board member or turn it in during the summer picnic or include it with my motel reservation No! No! To avoid problems with lost, misplaced or late registrations we ask that everyone register directly with Judy Kaplan.
Are there other things to do in the Hiles Area? Yes! Lots! Mark and Julia will help with the coordination and planning. Contact Little Pine Motel or [email protected].
I want to go camping, what options do I have? You will need to make your own camping arrangements. Here are some options.
Pine Lake Nicolet National Forest
Contact Judy for any questions:
THIS FORAY IS FULL. REGISTRATION & LIABILITY LINKS WILL NOT WORK. Click here to download the REGISTRATION FORM Click here to download the LIABILITY RELEASE FORM
Little Pine Motel & Resort, 9245 Hwy 32, Hiles, WI 54511
Click here for Google Maps directions to Little Pine Motel & Resort.
July 20 (Thursday) – 23 (Sunday), $40.00
Forays start at 9am sharp from the Little Pine Motel, located in Hiles, Wisconsin.
Welcome to the Northwoods Foray! This event is fun for the whole family! Recreation—besides mushrooming—includes swimming, canoeing (either on the area lakes or headwaters of the Wolf River), fishing, or wandering the many excellent paths for hiking and biking right outside your door. And then there’s the mushrooms. In most years, while the rest of North America is experiencing drought, the Northwoods is nicely moist and the mushrooms plentiful. (More species of mushrooms are found at the Northwoods foray than at any other WMS forays throughout the year!) The region features a diverse mix of trees, including beech, hemlock, spruce, tamarack, paperbark and gray birch, sugar maple, hop hornbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.Welcome to the Northwoods Foray!
This event is fun for the whole family! Recreation—besides mushrooming—includes swimming, canoeing (either on the area lakes or headwaters of the Wolf River), fishing, or wandering the many excellent paths for hiking and biking right outside your door. And then there’s the mushrooms. In most years, while the rest of North America is experiencing drought, the Northwoods is nicely moist and the mushrooms plentiful. (More species of mushrooms are found at the Northwoods foray than at any other WMS forays throughout the year!) The region features a diverse mix of trees, including beech, hemlock, spruce, tamarack, paperbark and gray birch, sugar maple, hop hornbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.nbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora.
Registration for the Foray will be made directly with Judy Kaplan
THIS FORAY IS FULL. REGISTRATION LINK WILL NOT WORK. Click here to download the registration form.
Your registration fees help offset the cost of a catered banquet dinner by Ed’s on Saturday night, the rental of the Fire Hall for 2 days to use as our base to meet and display mushrooms, and our guest expert Tavis Lynch. He is a mushroom grower, commercial mushroom forager, and mushroom educator, from Cumberland, WI, Foray goers arriving Thursday afternoon may want join us for a relaxing dinner at Ed’s in Argonne where the food is excellent and affordable—Thursday is always ribs night and it’s excellent! (NOTE: Thursday night dinner is not included in foray fees).
Friday will be our first full day of foraying. Starting at 9 a.m. Friday evening join us for our splendid potluck dinner and cocktails (BYO) around the campfire @ 7 p.m. please no wild mushrooms. For those wanting to “Grill” some food the fire will be lit at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, morning and afternoon forays are planned. Following the Saturday afternoon foray, we will have our Annual Banquet in the Hiles Town Hall / Fire Department across the street from the Little Pine. Before dinner there will be time to socialize and gather around for a table talk about the mushrooms collected over the last 2 days. Tavis will be leading the talk and we will also have awards. After dinner Tavis will have an informative lecture and slide show. To end the evening we will hold a raffle for a few donated mushroom items.
An original painting, an original drawing, plaques, and sun visors.
Saturday’s Banquet will be fully catered by Ed’s. Dinner includes beverages and plates / utensils etc. Beer, wine, liquor are not provided but permitted in the Town Hall; bring whatever you like!
MOTEL RESERVATIONS
We will use the Little Pine Motel and Resort, Hwy 32 in Hiles, WI (phone Mark and Julia Ferris, owners, at 888-541-4150) as our home base. The rooms at Little Pine are great—and they give us a super rate for the Foray. For accommodations or other info about the area, contact Mark and Julia Ferris,. Room rate is $57.00 per night. Rooms will be held exclusively till June 20th. The price remains the same after that date.
Reservations for Little Pine will be made directly to the hotel.
For those wishing to camp, excellent facilities are just around the corner.
Frequently Asked Questions
I want to share a room to save money but I do not have a roommate? Mark and Julia will help match you with someone else wanting to share a room.
Can I give my registration to a Wisconsin Mycological Society board member or turn it in during the summer picnic or include it with my motel reservation No! No! To avoid problems with lost, misplaced or late registrations we ask that everyone register directly with Judy Kaplan.
Are there other things to do in the Hiles Area? Yes! Lots! Mark and Julia will help with the coordination and planning. Contact Little Pine Motel or [email protected].
I want to go camping, what options do I have? You will need to make your own camping arrangements. Here are some options.
Pine Lake Nicolet National Forest
- 5 minute drive from Hiles Fire Department; many members stay there every year
- Does not take reservations, first come first serve; pit toilets & no showers
- Larger campsites with some privacy, water access but limited beach
- http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/eastern/niccmp.htm#pine_lake
- 5 minute drive from Hiles Fire Department
- Accepts & recommends reservations; has showers & toilet
- Small campsites with limited privacy, water access but limited beach
- http://www.campingpinelake.com/index.htm
Contact Judy for any questions:
THIS FORAY IS FULL. REGISTRATION & LIABILITY LINKS WILL NOT WORK. Click here to download the REGISTRATION FORM Click here to download the LIABILITY RELEASE FORM
Little Pine Motel & Resort, 9245 Hwy 32, Hiles, WI 54511
Click here for Google Maps directions to Little Pine Motel & Resort.
