WINONA, Minn. – The wonderfully tasty but always elusive-elusive morel, as well as more common varieties of mushrooms, are the victims of the summer drought. So too the foragers, who just can’t find many. One well-known forger, Kalvin Stern, who is certified by the Minnesota Mycological Society, told KIMT that never seen it like this. “I’ve got spots that I’ve been going to for over six years, that I go to every year. and there’s nothing there — just nothing.” Stern’s favorite haunts are near Quarry Hill northwest of Rochester.
Morels. These luscious morels are from 2022. This year our intrepid photographer couldn’t find any even in his never-tell-where decaying ash in shady woodlands.