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Family Camping – Mushroom Festival

A Festival For Outdoor People

Spring brings many GREAT things to northern Michigan like Mothers Day, Steelhead fishing, beautiful flowers & woodland surprises such as tasteful morel mushrooms. with that said it brings to mind our annual Mesick Mushroom Festival in Mesick MI. Which is known as mushroom capital. You can enjoy adventurous fun filled days, for people of any age. There is carnival rides for those of you that are thrill seekers, crafts & a flea market. There will be several contests for mushroom hunters, a lucky duck race & much more. View our Grand Parade. There will be lots of good food like BBQ chicken, a fish dinner or taco night and of course many fair goodies. Games for kids of all ages. Watch the Mug bog racers throw some really wet earth up into the air. It’s safer this way. So start your engines, let the mud fly at our great hometown mushroom festival. Mesick is known as a small town, with a big heart. There is many great recipes for cooking mushrooms, some that are a secret that has been passed down from generation to generation that you can taste but you will never get the secret out of the owner. Others share there great tasting recipes with others & we want to share this recipe made for a cast iron skillet with you.
Cubed Steak in Mushroom Sauce
5 cubed steaks
family sized can of cream of mushroom soup
with half a dozen fresh moral mushrooms added when in season.
1/2 cup water

Fry the cubed steaks in a frying pan or wok – I use my two burner camp stove stove. Remove cubed steaks and set them on
several layers of paper towels to drain the grease. Wipe out the pan and put the steaks back in the pan with the cream of
mushroom soup and the 1/2 cup water. Stir the soup in with the water and cover. Let simmer for at least 10 minutes with a low
flame (the meat becomes more tender if you simmer for longer). Serve over rice or egg noodles.

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Family Camping – Camping News

Camping Experiences

On several of our outdoor adventures we have encountered many families sharing their camping experiences with us. Some write to us while others share their experiences on blogs & newsletters.
Wilderness outdoors is making plans for many trips to campgrounds this summer to visit with old & make new friends to share our family camping experiences. There are two blogs that we connect to that have helpful information on many areas of this country that we like to visit. When we look for camping news we always turn to these two blogs for information we know will be interesting. A recent post about an upper Michigan campground along Lake Superior was posted in family time blog. Here you will find some really great posts; one that caught my attention is this recipe for key lime pie. This is a recipe that I am going to try soon & I think you will enjoy this along with other postings in this blog. Some of us are more adventurous than others & take our camping to more rugged areas where backpacking is an option to visit more remote areas. If your plans are for more than a few hours on a wilderness backpacking trip with your family you are going to want supplies for this. Some lightweight cooking accessories should be first on your list because if you don’t have food & water on this long trek your kids will let you know that you forgot! What would be a great camping trip without great recipes? We have discovered some of the best tasting ideas from Campdog Cajun seasoning blog. With recipes, hunting stories & links with many interesting articles you will be sure to enjoy. Soon we will be packing our camper to make another adventure of our own so be sure to check in often for new camping news that we will be bringing you all summer long.

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Family Camping – Outdoor Family Adventure

Traveling Adventures

In today’s world we have many helpful items that makes taking
a wilderness trip with our families much easier that it was 40 or even
20 years ago. With a phone call & a few clicks on an internet site you
can search to develop a great family camping adventure your whole
family will enjoy. If you are a Civil War enthusiasts you can participate
in a 21^st century treasure hunt and learn about Civil War-related attractions
while visiting the state of Alabama. Visit Civil War attractions by
way of satellite technology.A Great outdoor Family adventure for children,
Or seach for clues hidden in ammunition
canisters & quart jars containing holding trivia clues at Young Harris, Georgia,
One must not forget that one of the best part of camping is a campfire.
What better way is there to start off camping season than with a good old
Dutch oven cook off. You will want to be involved when these big kettles
full of everything from baked beans, chili or Dutch oven apple pie.
You will see every shape & kind imaginable from large to small
preseason cast iron cookware or Enamel coated Dutch ovens.
Everyone has a preference they prefer when It comes to a Dutch oven
cook-off . This is an event that you want to be sure not to miss out on.
Be sure to bring your cast Iron Dutch oven or Seasoned cast iron frying pan too !
Springtime is a great time of year for a outdoor family adventure!
If you want that special touch that sets you apart from everyone
else at this event, be sure to bring your farm all cast iron tractor seat stool.
You will be amazed how many people will ask you where did you get that
& where can we find that stool.

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