Oyster MushroomsPhoto courtesy of Millard Family Mushrooms
Oyster Mushrooms
Photo courtesy of Millard Family Mushrooms
FRIDAY NIGHT -- CCC CAMP FUNGI
FEAST
6:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy. 101 and W 4th St. A feast of
delectable fungi dishes prepared by Yachats restaurants and caterers.
Enjoy a fanciful journey into a 1930s CCC camp and an hilarious Fun-gi
Fashion Show. This event promises lively fun and delicious fun-gi and
commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the
CCC camp at Cape Perpetua. Tickets: Fungi Feast
tickets are $25 p/person and available in Yachats at the Yachats
Chamber and Visitors Center, 241 Hwy. 101, 800-929-0477, Raindogs, 162
Beach St., 541-547-3000, and Robin and What's His Name Bakery, 430 Hwy
101, 541-547-3257. FUNGI FEAST MENU.
The Yachats Rainforest Fungi Feast is sponsored by the Yachats Lodging
Association. Proceeds will benefit the Perpetua Foundation.
ALL WEEKEND -- MUSHROOM CUISINE Look for mushroom inspired cuisine in town at the following Yachats' restaurants and cafés, and by Bonaventura Specialty Foods at Cape Perpetua. Dishes being served.
The Adobe Resort Restaurant
The Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub
Grand Occasions Gourmet Deli and Café
The Joes' Town Center Café & Bakery
La Serre Restaurant~Grill~Creperie
The Landmark Restaurant
Leroy's Blue Whale Family Restaurant
Rachel's Roadhouse Pizzeria and Deli
Robin & What's His Name Bakery
Topper's Ice Cream & Pizza.
SATURDAY -- Free Shuttle Service between
Yachats & Cape Perpetua
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Shuttle Stops
SATURDAY -- CAPE PERPETUA
FUNGI EXHIBITS ~ WALKS ~ TALKS ~ FOOD ~ COOKING DEMOs
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Native Forest Fungi Displays and Educational
Exhibits
Provided by the Lincoln County Mycological Society, the North American Truffling
Society, Cascade Mycological
Society, and Cape
Perpetua Forest Service. (Free admission.)
Displays and exhibits will include
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Food Tasting and Service
Gourmet food products will be available for tasting and sale and
there will be special food service
for your breakfast or lunch on the view deck. Provided by Cape
Perpetua Visitors Center's in-house caterer, Bonaventura
Specialty Foods.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Guided Mushroom Identification Walks
Free guided mushroom walks will leave every hour by shuttle bus from
the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center to selected trailheads.
10 a.m. -- Led by Cape Perpetua Forest Service Interpreter Don
Burnett and Marjie Millard of Millard
Family Mushrooms.
11 a.m. -- Led by Jim Bowers, a naturalist who has been involved in
natural history research and teaching on the central Oregon coast for
the past 28 years.
12 noon -- Led by Phil Lamberson of the
Lincoln County Mycological Society.
1 p.m. -- Led by Dr. Nancy Weber,
author, lecturer and scientist specializing in mycology.
2 p.m. -- Led by David Pilz, a
Forest Mycologist with the Department of Forest Science at Oregon
State University in Corvallis. He has worked for 10 years on the
sustainable harvest of chanterelles, morels, and matsutake. Of course,
scientific samples should never go to waste, so he is also an avid
student of "anthromycophagy" and is willing to translate that term for
a few mouthfuls!
3 p.m. -- Led by Molly Widmer, Forest
Botanist for the BLM, and Chris Melotti, a
wildlife and ecology consultant. Molly and Chris are founding members
of the Cascade Mycological Society.
Walks will be held on excellent easy trails in the spectacular coastal mature and old growth forest of Cape Perpetua. Outdoor clothing, sturdy walking shoes/boots, and rainwear are advised. Limited handicapped accessibility. FMI: Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, 541-547-3289.
11:00 a.m., Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
Theater
Dr. Nancy S. Weber speaks on
"Fun with Fungi."
Author,
lecturer, and scientist specializing in mycology, Nancy S. Weber has
found 330+ mushrooms and other fungi in her Corvallis yard. Dr. Weber
is an associate professor (courtesy) at Oregon State University who
knows how to reveal the fun in fungi. (Free admission.)
12:00 Noon, Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
Theater
Dr.
Jim Trappe Reveals the "Who, What, Why, When, Where & How of
Truffles."
Globally renowned truffle expert and Professor of Botany and Forest
Science at Oregon State University, Jim Trappe has studied truffle
taxonomy, ecology and uses around the world and has enjoyed every
minute of it! (Free admission.)
2:00 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
Theater
Mushroom Cooking Demonstrations
Chef John Ullman from
Bonaventura Specialty Foods will present cooking demonstrations
and recipes inspired by the Italian countryside's custom of festivals
celebrating the fall fungi season. Chef John initiated the Yachats
Village Mushroom Fest 4 years ago--bringing the idea to the Yachats
Area Chamber of Commerce after participating in similar festivals in
Italy, where he has had a Hilltown residence since 1978. (Free
admission.)
3:00 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center
Theater
Mushroom Slideshow
Featuring both edible and non-edible local mushrooms in addition to
other fungi including conks, slimes, pelts, moss, and lichens.
Information will include tips on how to locate, harvest, and prepare a
variety of mushrooms. (Free admission.)
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FREE admission to all events at Cape
Perpetua on Saturday, Oct. 18.
FREE Shuttle Service from town available.
Cape Perpetua Parking Fee $5 (or) display your Oregon Coast
Passport or Siuslaw National Forest Passport. Passports may be
purchased at Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
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SATURDAY -- IN THE VILLAGE
FOOD ~ HARVEST MARKET ~ SUNSET BONFIRE
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Yachats Ladies Club, W
3rd and Pontiac
Yachats Ladies Club Rummage Sale
sandwiches and mushroom-free turkey soup
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy 101
& W 4th
Harvest Festival Farmers' Market
Don't miss this outdoor market for fresh local produce, fresh and
dried native forest fungi, and local arts and crafts vendors. (Moved
indoors in inclement weather.) This is the last Yachats Farmers'
Market weekend of the season! For additional information, please call
Peter Karassik, 541-528-7192 or leave a message at
541-547-4142.
1:00 p.m. - until the salmon is gone!
Yachats Commons Grounds under the Picnic Shelter
(moved indoors in inclement weather), W 4th St. & Hwy. 101
Salmon Bake
Outdoor-grilled fresh, wild ocean salmon, potatoes, salad, bread, and
a beverage for $10. Live music provided by The Jon Holbrook Band.
Salmon donated by Al Ritter of the F\V Mickey and Luna Sea Products.
This is a benefit for the
Yachats Youth and Family Activities
Program.
At Sunset, Yachats Commons Grounds, W 4th St.
& Hwy. 101
Bonfire and S'more Feed
The Yachats Volunteer Fire Department will host a bonfire and a free
s'more feed behind the Yachats Commons at sunset (weather permitting).
Everyone welcome.
SUNDAY -- IN THE VILLAGE
MUSHROOM FOOD ABOUT TOWN ~ HARVEST MARKET
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy 101
& W 4th
Harvest Festival Farmers' Market
Don't miss this outdoor market for fresh local produce, fresh and
dried native forest fungi, and local arts and crafts vendors. (Moved
indoors in inclement weather.) This is the last Yachats
Farmers' Market of the season! For additional information, please call
Peter Karassik, 541-528-7192 or leave a message at
541-547-4142.
SUNDAY -- CAPE PERPETUA
BRUNCH ~ GUIDED WALKS ~ TALKS & EXHIBITS
10:00 a.m. Cape Perpetua
Visitors Center
(doors will open for seating at 9:30 a.m.)
Gourmet Mushroom Brunch followed by choice of Guided
Walks
Enjoy a delicious menu catered by Bonaventura Specialty Foods
featuring local mushrooms, berries and produce. After the brunch, tour
Ten-Mile Creek Audubon Sanctuary and learn about basin-wide
conservation efforts with Manager Paul Engelmeyer, or take a guided
mushroom identification walk. A portion of your ticket benefits the
Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Lincoln County Chapter.
Tickets are pre-sale only, $25./per person. BRUNCH MENU. For tickets and more
information, call 541-563-5900 or milica@peak.org.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Gwynn
Creek parking area of Neptune State Park
Guided Mushroom Walks
Free guided mushroom walks will begin from the Gwynn Creek parking
lot (about 4 miles south of Yachats).
10 a.m. -- Led by Dr. Jim Trappe,
Globally renowned truffle expert and Professor of Botany and Forest
Science at Oregon State University.
12 noon --Led by Tina Dreisbach,
Regional Mycologist for the US Forest Service Survey and Manage
Program in Corvallis.
1 p.m. -- Led by Matt Trappe, a Ph.D.
student in the Environmental Sciences Department at Oregon State
University and "trufflemaster" for the North American Truffling
Society.
2 p.m. -- Led by Jim Bowers, a naturalist who has been involved in
natural history research and teaching on the central Oregon coast for
the past 28 years.
3 p.m. -- Led by Cape Perpetua Forest Service Interpreter Don Burnett
and Marjie Millard of
Millard Family
Mushrooms.
Walks will be held on excellent easy trails in the spectacular coastal mature and old growth forest of Cape Perpetua. Outdoor clothing, sturdy walking shoes/boots, and rainwear are advised. Limited handicapped accessibility. FMI: Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, 541-547-3289.
12:00 to
4:00 p.m. Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
Native Forest Fungi Displays and Educational
Exhibits
Provided by the Lincoln County Mycological Society, the North American Truffling
Society, Cascade Mycological
Society, and Cape
Perpetua Forest Service. (Free admission.)
Displays and exhibits will include
12:30 p.m.,
Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Theater
Dr. Nancy S. Weber speaks on "Fun
with Fungi."
Author, lecturer, and scientist specializing in mycology, Nancy S.
Weber has found 330+ mushrooms and other fungi in her Corvallis yard.
Dr. Weber is an associate professor (courtesy) at Oregon State
University who knows how to reveal the fun in fungi. (Free
admission.)
2:00 p.m.,
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Mushroom Slideshow
Featuring both edible and non-edible local mushrooms in addition to
other fungi including conks, slimes, pelts, moss, and lichens.
Information will include tips on how to locate, harvest, and prepare a
variety of mushrooms. (Free admission.)
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Cape Perpetua parking fee $5 (or)
display your OR Coast Passport or Siuslaw National Forest Passport.
Passports may be purchased at Cape Perpetua Visitors
Center.
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It Takes A Village to Put On a Festival!
THANK YOU FESTIVAL CONTRIBUTORS
Festival Guest Speakers: Dr. James Trappe and Dr. Nancy S. Weber.
Mushroom Identification Walk Leaders: Jim Bowers, Don Burnett, Tina Dreisbach, Phil Lamberson, Chris Melotti, Marjie Millard, David Pilz, Dr. Jim Trappe, Matt Trappe, Dr. Nancy Weber, Molly Widmer. Pre-event Trail Scouting -- Don Burnett, Marjie Millard, Jim Bowers.
Mushroom Exhibitors: Lincoln County Mycological Society, North American Truffling Society, Cascade Mycological Society, and Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, including LCMS members -- Freda Holloran, Dr. Carol Culton, Phil Lamberson, Bruce Waugh, and Alan Amundsen. Mushroom Display Assistance -- Jon Culton. NATS members -- President Dr. Charles Lefevre, Matt Trappe, Zelda Carter, Pat Rawlinson, Misti Weber, Kelly Collins, Eric Hill and Everett Carter. CMS members -- Molly Widmer, Chris Melotti, Orin Schumacher, Karen Tate and Molly Luna Iris. History -- Our thanks also to Dr. Carol Culton and Freda Holloran for supplying our original membership and contact information for LCMS, NATS, and NAMA and to Marla Gillham for supplying the same for CMS.
Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area: Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Director April Rand, Forest Service Interpreter Don Burnett, Bookstore Manager Sue May, and Cape Perpetua Volunteers Peggy Burnette, Elton Knutson, Ron and Kathy Foss, Tom Kartrude, and John Mare. History -- Our thanks also to previous Waldport District Ranger Doris Tai, who along Chamber board member Jon Culton, LCMS member Dr. Carol Culton, Marla Gillham, Jim Bowers, and OSU Extension Service in Newport began exploring with us in year 2000 the development of an educational program for the Mushroom Fest.
Yachats Lodging: Adobe Resort, Fireside Motel, Overleaf Lodge, Shamrock Lodgettes and Yachats Inn for providing complimentary lodging for festival guest speakers, walk leaders and exhibitors.
Marla Gillham and OSU: Yachats resident and forest ecologist, Marla Gillham, for inviting this year's guest speakers from Oregon State University, Dr. James Trappe and Dr. Nancy S. Weber. Thanks also to Ms. Gillham for her work on an educational program in 2000 and for initiating the involvement of OSU Forest Science faculty, alumni and students in 2001 through an educational forum that she organized for the 2nd annual Mushroom Fest. OSU faculty, alumni and students' continued public service and educational contribution to this festival is greatly appreciated. Marla Gillham is a former doctoral candidate at OSU whose studies were set aside due to the unfortunate onset of Parkinson's disease.
Yachats Lodging Association's CCC Camp Fungi Feast Fundraiser for the Perpetua Foundation: Chairman -- Drew Roslund. Feast Contributors -- Adobe Resort Restaurant, Bonaventura Catering, Clark's Market, The Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub, Jim Michelette, The Joes' Town Center Café & Bakery, The Landmark Restaurant, La Serre Restaurant~Grill~Creperie, Leroy's Blue Whale Family Restaurant, Millard Family Mushrooms, Rachel's Roadhouse Pizzeria and Deli, Robin & What's His Name Bakery, and Topper's Ice Cream & Pizza. Feast Coordinators -- Drew Roslund and David Locke. Fashion Show Coordinator -- Joni Bicksler of Burd's Nest Inn. Fashion Show Participants -- Faith Marwood, Drew & Kristin Roslund, Joni Bicksler, Marilyn Kennelly, April Rand, June O’Connor, Patty and Brian Eagen, Larry and Cecille Spivack, Wendy Snidow, Wayne DeWilde, Karen Richey, Scott Isensee, Frankie Petrick, William Kennelly-Ullman, Queen Mum Sue Ann Bradley and the Red Hat Society, Julith Sink, Wendy Inkster, John Ullman, David Locke and 3 other people kidnapped from the audience. Door Prize Contributors -- Don Burnett (carved walking sticks), Mike Callahan (carved whale), Burd Bicksler (tiled table), Overleaf Lodge (ceramic art mushrooms), Shamrock Lodgettes (trip to Reno). Event Set-Up -- Dale and Faith Marwood, Burd and Joni Bicksler, Wayne DeWilde, several strong men from Overleaf Lodge staff. Table Decorations -- Wayne DeWilde. CCC Camp Historical Displays -- Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Director April Rand, and Cape volunteers Tom Kartrude and Don Burnett. Event Receptionists and Raffle Ticket Sales -- Faith Marwood, Tammy Isensee and Kristin Roslund. Master of Ceremonies -- Jim Michelette with Julita Fong. Bartender -- Burd Bicksler assisted by Denise Locke. Posters and Dinner Programs -- Marylynn Kleeman and Judy Taylor. Desserts Presenters -- David and Denise Locke. Ticket Sales -- Yachats Chamber and Visitors Center, Raindogs, Robin & What's His Name Bakery. Coordinators of Post-Feast Street Chalk Drawings -- Frankie Petrick and William Kennelly Ullman. Event Clean-up -- David and Denise Locke, Drew Roslund, Scott and Tammy Isensee, Brad Webb, Wendy Inkster, Joni and Burd Bicksler, Marilyn Kennelly, Paul Mullican, Beverly Wilson, Ian Wilson-Smith, and some great students from Angell Job Corps. History -- Fungi Feast Fundraiser Sponsor ('00-01): Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce. Fungi Feast Fundraiser Sponsor ('02-'03): The Yachats Lodging Association.
Yachats Restaurants for offering Mushroom Cuisine all weekend -- The Adobe Resort Restaurant, The Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub, Grand Occasions Gourmet Deli and Café, The Joes' Town Center Café & Bakery, La Serre Restaurant~Grill~Creperie, The Landmark Restaurant, Leroy's Blue Whale Family Restaurant, Rachel's Roadhouse Pizzeria and Deli, Robin & What's His Name Bakery, Topper's Ice Cream & Pizza.
Harvest Market Coordinator -- Peter Karassik.
Yachats Youth Activities Program, Salmon Bake Volunteers -- Carol Takacs, Al Ritter, Christine Lothrop, David Lothrop, Debbie Jackson, Leon Sterner, Catherine Kapelka, Jessica Waddell, Nadia, And SUPER kids--Ana Newman, Loralynn Lothrop, Ben Elliott, Brandy Zenda, Josh Newman, Robin Niskanen, Steven Jackson, Jesse Ervin, and Jessica Jackson. Salmon Contributors -- F/V Mickey and Luna Sea Products. Entertainment -- The Jon Holbrook Band.
Bonaventura's Crepes at the Cape Brunch fundraiser for the League of Conservation Voters, Lincoln Chapter: Milicia Dedjer, Coordinator.
Yachats Volunteer Fire Dept, Bonfire Volunteers -- Frankie Petrick, William Kennelly-Ullman (who came home from college to participate!) and Mike Callahan. S’mores Fixings provided by Bonaventura Catering.Yachats Ladies Club Volunteers -- Sue Ann Bradley, Sandra Canova, Esther Clarke, Lee Delco, Jean Dotson, Betty Dunn, Marie Jelen, Betty Jenness, Beryl Johnson, Agnes Marchant, Truth Sickles, Alice Stein, Edna Thorn, Vivian Toepfer, Florence Whitney, Yvonne Wulff, Eileen Diehl, Carolyn West, Elna Philip, Jan Livingston, Winnie Konrath, Amelia Jesinghaus, Betty Miller, Judy Guettler.
Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce: Mushroom Fest street banners, advertising, news releases, posters, program, and shuttle provided courtesy of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers: Design of Mushroom Fest Street Banners, Posters, and Shirt -- Chamber board member, Joette Rapoza. Festival Promotion -- Beverly Wilson, Marilyn Kennelly, John Ullman, Marjie Millard, and festival participants and merchants who talked it up! (Judith's Kitchen Tools, Acorn Hollow, Jabooka Bee Candles, Raindogs, Touchstone Gallery, among others.) Web Site and Distributed Programs -- Beverly Wilson. Festival Weekend Volunteer Office Staff -- David Fisher, Wes Liston, Alvin Ohls, Will Reed, Judy Taylor. History -- Mushroom Fest Initiator and Chairman ('00-'01) -- Chamber Board member, John Ullman. Mushroom Fest Coordinator ('02-'03) -- Beverly Wilson.
The Yachats Village Mushroom Fest is hosted by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce and is generously supported by the Yachats Lodging Association, Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area, Lincoln County Mycological Society, North American Truffling Society, Cascade Mycological Society, EcoCollaberations, OSU Forest Science Department Faculty, Alumni and Students, Yachats Volunteer Fire Dept., Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program, Yachats Ladies Club, and many area businesses and individuals. For additional festival information, please contact Beverly Wilson at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, 541-547-3530, Toll-free: 800-929-0477, info@yachats.org.