Rain is needed to make a good mushroom season.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN (AP) -- Michigan's morel mushroom season is almost here, and experts say it could be a banner year.
That is if Mother Nature comes through with some much-needed rain.
Some say the early spring snowfall in the state will help increase moisture levels.
Morel experts agree cold temperatures that extended into this month could delay the morel season, but it won't hurt the fungus growth.
Carl Robinson is the self-proclaimed Mushroom King of Mesick. He predicts 2009 will be one of the best years for morel hunting.
The annual Mesick Mushroom Festival runs May 8 through 10, while the National Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City is set for May 14 through 17.
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