Wild Mushroom celebration on Long Beach Peninsula

Chefs, authors, foragers and the mushroom loving public will come together on the Long Beach Peninsula from October through November 15 for the 13th annual Wild Mushroom Celebration. Highlights include special dinners, classes, workshops and wild mushrooms featured at participating restaurants and inns.

New this year, The Painted Lady Lavender Farm will present “The Fungus Among Us” on Oct. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m., 1664 Hwy 101 South, Ilwaco. The workshop will cover the what, where, how and when of hunting, identifying and collecting locally found edible mushrooms. Early registration is suggested.

Visitors can pick up a pocket guide to wild mushrooms at Time Enough Books, Port of Ilwaco, and Adelaide’s Coffee & Books, Ocean Park. Adelaide’s will be selling a classic guide to Western mushrooms – All That the Rain Promises and More – by American mycologist and naturalist David Arora, as well as other useful guides.

For event and visitor information, call the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau at 360-642-2400 or access http://www.funbeach.com .