The world's number one supplier Our interest in mushrooms goes back many years to a time that neither of us can remember. I'm sure it was some member(s) of our families who let us accompany them on a morel hunt and we must have found some or it wouldn't have held our interest as long as it has. The taste of the morels also helped hold our interest! Thereafter, morel hunting became a perennial adventure to be enjoyed with anyone who had the "mania." The years went by and our knowledge of how and where to find morels increased. But the more we discovered, the more we wanted to know--not just about morels but all mushrooms. Until one day in late 1992 (a true morel maniac thinks about them year-round) it struck us that there must be thousands of 'shroomers out there that were starving for more (and accurate) information and products. Thus began Morel Mania, Inc.
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r company is that we are outfitters for mushroom hunters. A little obscure? Yes, but if you're a mushroom hunter, we have unique products and information that you just can't live without. We also host the "Sightings" page with hundreds of reports every year since 1998 on the arrival of our favorite fungus. In 1996 we started the Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship with a lot of help from friends and family. It is now a major mushroom event held annually on the first Saturday of May. The event was held in Magnolia, Illinois from 1996 to 2005. As of 2006, its locale is The Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds near Henry, Illinois. As of 2008, it is managed by Choice Productions, Henry, IL - http://www.ilmorelhunt.org