28TH ANNUAL

HUMONGOUS FUNGUS FESTIVAL

event

2019

EVENT GUIDE

PREPARED BY THE ICECA

Iron County Economic Chamber Alliance

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works in areas of local business development, economic & workforce

development, tourism & events, and regional representation.

Contact us For more information about Iron County events, local businesses, economic development, and volunteer opportunities, stop by the Alliance office or check out iron.org! Iron County Economic Chamber Alliance 50 East Genesee St. Iron River, MI 49935 Phone: (906) 265-3822 Email: info@iron.org Web: www.iron.org

Upcoming Iron County Events: Visit iron.org/events for a full listing

End-of-Summer Blues Fest Alpha, MI Date: August 24, 2019 Time: 12:30 pm to 10:00 pm Josh Davis in Concert Crystal Theater, Crystal Falls Date: September 7, 2019 Time: 7:00 pm Michael Mizrahi & Friends Concert Crystal Theater, Crystal Falls Date: September 22, 2019 Time: 2:00 pm 5th Annual Harvest & Haunt Fall Festival Klint Safford RV Park, Iron River Date: September 28, 2019 Time: 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm

127th Annual Iron County Fair Iron County Fairgrounds, Iron River Dates: August 8 - 11, 2019 Time: All day Demolition Derby Iron County Grandstands, Iron River Date: August 10, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm UP Strongman Competition Butler Potato Farm, Crystal Falls Date: August 10, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Johnson Family Bluegrass Concert Crystal Theatre, Crystal Falls Date: August 25, 2019 Time: 2:00 pm

Where is the Humongous Fungus?

The most frequently asked question about the Humongous Fungus is WHERE IS IT?? Well, we have the answer and a helpful map! The Humongous Fungus is a subterranean fungus spread out over 187 acres south of downtown Crystal Falls and East of Alpha in Mastodon Township. It produces honey mushrooms in the fall that are indeed edible! Below are photos showing the tendrils of the fungus, the honey mush-rooms, and a map of fungus area. To learn more about the discovery of the fungus and it’s remeasurement in 2017, visit iron.org/fungusfest!

The Humongous Fungus

Tendril-like rhizomorphs from the fungus Armillaria gallica.

Credit: James B. Anderson

Much of the fungus (Armillaria gallica) is underground, but in the fall it sprouts honey

mushrooms. Credit: Shutterstock

We couldn’t bring you this HUMONGOUS event without the support of these generous sponsors and friends. Please thank them for their

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2019 Humongous Fungus

Festival Sponsors & Supporters The largest, contiguous life-form on Earth lives right here in Iron County! It’s a massive Armillaria Gallica fungus (also known as a “honey mushroom” or “shoestring mushroom”) that lives under-ground spread out between Crystal Falls and Alpha.

What is the Humongous Fungus?

The benevolent fungus was discovered by accident in the late 1980’s living underneath Crystal Falls. At the time it was determined to be the largest life-form on earth, and gained national attention in the 1990’s. It even got it’s own wacky list on David Letterman (see below!). The original team of scientists that discovered the fungus returned in 2017 to remeasure it, finding that it is in fact more than double the size of the original measurement. The mushroom is now confirmed to spread across 187 acres, weigh about 882,000 pounds and be approximately 2,500 years old! Top “Facts” about the giant 100-ton fungus found in

Michigan according to David Letterman:

1. Bill Clinton once tried to smoke some of it.

2. It has a vanity plate: "FUNGUS-1”

3. Elvis once tried to make it into 40-acre pizza.

4. It was used to make William Shatner's hairpiece.

5. It might be an old Y-M-C-A they forgot to disinfect.

6. It’s nicknamed "Debbie".

7. It tastes like chicken.

We're partnering with the Crystal Theatre to bring you great entertainment the entire weekend with The Daydreamers on Friday, August 2nd, an awesome line up of local musicians during the festival on Saturday, August 3rd, and The Doors of Chicago on Saturday night at 7:00 pm!

The DayDreamers are a Marquette-based band made up of members Jackie Bowers, Nicklas Johnson, Dave Zeigner, Gary Parkkonen and Bryn Jungwirth. The DayDreamers are excited to be playing all your favorites hits with a bit of a twist, but having an high energy top 40’s show isn't the only thing The DayDreamers do! They have hidden gems of original material, too, with rockin' blues songs, smoky jazz, grooving reggae with a touch of rock, pop and even hip hop!

The Doors of Chicago is an authentic Doors tribute band coming to Crystal Theatre and Humongous Fungus Fest, Saturday, August 3, 2019. The DOORS of Chicago will perform a live show that will feature the music and stylings of the rock band, The Doors .Brace yourself to Break On Through To The Other Side with an Entertaining Experience that will Amaze You and Your Friends! The DOORS of Chicago goes Above and Beyond with their performance that truly replicates the Sound, Look & Absolute Vibe of The Doors.

The Doors concert is an all-ages show but with a PG13+ warning. Experi-ence the music of The Doors like it was meant to be. Live and nothing held back! This is a fully amplified show. Ear plugs will be available in the lobby.

Live Entertainment All Weekend!

The Doors concert is $25-$30 and the Friday night street dance & concert with The DayDreamers is FREE!

CHICKEN MARSALA

This recipe makes 2-4 portions.

Ingredients:

• 3 skinless chicken breasts

• 1/2 C flour

• 8 oz white button or crimini mushrooms, thinly sliced

• 2 T shallots, finely chopped

• 1/2 C heavy cream

• 1 3/4 C chicken broth or stock

• 2 t fresh sage, finely chopped

• 1 t lemon juice

• 4 T butter

• 1 T EVOO

• 1/2 C Marsala wine (plus about 2 T extra)

• Salt and pepper

Take your chicken stock and put it into a saucepan on medium-high heat

and reduce it down to about 3/4 of a cup.

Chicken Marsala uses thin chicken breasts – shoot for getting the breasts

about 3/8″ thick. Pat the filets dry and season with salt and set aside.

You’ll need two 10″ non-stick frying pans for this recipe. Put the first

one on medium high heat and melt 3 T of butter. Add the shallots and sau-

té for a minute or two. Next, add the mushroom slices and 1 t of fresh

sage. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to get the butter coated all over

the mushrooms and then leave alone for a few minutes. Brown, then remove

from the heat.

Put the flour into a shallow bowl or plate and season with salt and pep-

per (you can also add in a dash of cayenne). Dredge the chicken fillets

in the flour and shake off the extra and set aside.

Heat the second frying pan over high heat and add 1 T of butter and 1 T

of EVOO. Get it nice and hot and add the chicken (it should sizzle when

it hits the fat). Depending on the size of your fillets (and pan), you

may need to do this in several batches. Cook for 4-5 minutes total, flip-

ping once – you should get a nice golden color. Place the cooked fillets

on a plate and keep warm (foil, in a warming drawer or in your oven

turned down low).

Add the Marsala wine to the pan you cooked the chicken in and deglaze the

pan, stirring up all the brown bits on the bottom. Keeping it at high

heat, add in the reduced chicken stock, heavy cream and the mushroom mix-

ture. Let cook and bubble, stirring continuously, until it starts to

thicken. When the sauce is a good consistency, reduce the heat to low and

add in about 2 T more of Marsala, the lemon juice and the remaining 1 t

of sage. Stir and taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Place the fillets on your serving plates and top with the Marsala mush-

room sauce and be prepared for some amazing, rich flavors!

A perfect pairing is to service on a bed of fresh-made (or dried) pap-

pardelle pasta tossed with butter and chopped parsley, finished with a

little fresh cracked pepper.

HUMONGOUSLY GOOD

MUSHROOM RECIPES

MIXED MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA

Ingredients:

• 2 T EVOO

• 8-10 ounces mixed wild mushrooms (such as Shiitake, Oyster and Chan-

terelle)

• 2 cloves of garlic, 1 peeled and finely chopped, the other halved

• 2 t fresh thyme, chopped

• 2 t fresh parsley, chopped

• 1 dried red de arbol chili, crumbled

• 1 T butter

• 1 t lemon juice

• Salt and pepper

Sliced crusty bread (French baguette or sourdough work great)

Put a large heavy frying pan, big enough to hold all the mushrooms in

one layer, over medium heat and add 2 T of EVOO. Depending on the size

of your mushrooms, leave any small ones whole but tear, break or slice

the larger ones up. Add them all to the pan and give it a shake to toss

the mushrooms in the oil.

Add the chopped garlic and fresh herbs and shake the pan again. Add a

pinch of salt and pepper and the crumbled chili and leave to fry gently

for a few minutes. If the mixture becomes dry, pour in a little more

oil.

Once the mushrooms have got some color, add the butter and lemon juice

and toss again. To finish this off and make it into a lovely, creamy

sauce, spoon it 2-3 T of water into the pan. Simmer for a little longer,

until you have a lovely simple sauce that just loosely coats the mush-

rooms.

Toast your bread - if using large slices, use a toaster otherwise toast

for 5-6 minutes on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350. Once toasted, rub

the bread with the cut side of the remaining clove of garlic. Place each

slice on a serving plate, pile the mushrooms and the creamy juices from

the pan on top and dig in!

HUMONGOUSLY GOOD

MUSHROOM RECIPES

NAME ADDRESS ITEMS OF INTEREST

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST 500 MARQUETTE AVE MULTIPLE FAMILY SALES

VFW CRAFT FAIR 108 SUPERIOR AVE CRAFTS, BAKE SALE, RUMMAGE SALE

BUTLER 918 ERIE AVE VINYL RECORDS, ANTIQUES, MISC

MULTI-FAMILY 428 HILLTOP KELSO RD MUTLI-FAMILY SALE

HARBOUR HOUSE MUSEUM 17 N. 4TH AVE GENERAL ANTIQUES

MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP HALL 2804 HWY M69 MISCELLANEOUS

BIG FOOT HIDEAWAY 1309 US HWY 2 MISCELLANEOUS

MASONIC LODGE 811 CRYSTAL AVE HUGE SALE, ANTIQUES, SPORTING

COLBERG 2138 US 2 FURNITURE, TOOLS, GENERATOR, LAWN

KASBEE 225 TOWER RD HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, MENS MISC, TOOLS

KAUFFMAN 266 US HWY 141 SHOTGUNS, BOAT, KAYAK, MISC

MULTI-FAMILY 416 S. 5TH STREET MULTI-FAMILY SALE - KIDS' CLOTHES &

SMOKEVICH 333 S. 3RD STREET TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS,

LUCKEY 805 RUNKLE LAKE RD. PAINT, CLOTHES, MORE

MULTI-FAMILY 312 MICHIGAN AVE. BARN WOOD ITEMS, HOUSEHOLD, MISC

GARDEN TOURS 601 FAIRBANKS ROAD HARBOUR HOUSE FUNDRAISER!

Amasa

Mansfield Township Hall

City of Crystal Falls Downtown Crystal Falls Crystal Falls (East)

Humongous Fungus Fest City-Wide Rummage Sales

Saturday, August 3rd 9:00 am — 3:00 pm

Craft & Vendor Markets at VFW, Medicare Parking Lot and

at Fungus Fest in the Crystal Theatre Parking Lot!