CAMP MANITOWA AT CEDAR POINT
1327 CAMP CEDAR POINT LN, MAKANDA, IL 62958
Gates open @ 3PM Friday, October 14
Close @ 3PM Sunday, October 16
Join Flyway Family Farm for a weekend celebration of fungus in the Shawnee National Forest at gorgeous Camp Manitowa at Cedar Point. Learn everything about wild, foraged, and even our farm fresh mushrooms through a variety of educational workshops. This will be an unforgettable experience for families and people of all ages! Flyway Fungi Festival is the continuation of a dream created by the Hatfield family to bring a weekend full of celebrating all things fungi to the Southern Illinois region.
Schedule
Friday
3 PM - Gates Open
4 PM – Ethical Foraging with Michael Baker
4 PM – Hikes Start (sign-up sheets) - TBA
5 PM – Music Starts
6 PM – Fungal Feast - Get Tickets Here
Saturday
8 AM – Coffee/ Food Start
9 AM – Hikes Start for day (sign-up sheets) -TBA
10 AM – Introduction to Mushroom ID – Hunter Le Duc
11 AM – Cultivation Techniques and Equipment – Eric Myers
1 PM – Mushroom Abundance, Edible and Medicinal – Mike Snyder
3 PM – Mushroom Photography – Alan Rockefeller
4:30 PM- Interesting Mushrooms of the Midwest – Jay Justice
6:30 PM – UV Night Hike – Alan Rockefeller
7 PM – Music Starts
Sunday
8 AM – Coffee/ Food Start
9 AM – Hikes Start for day (sign-up sheets) - TBA
10 AM – Psychedelic Policy Landscape and Integrating Magic Mushrooms into Modern Culture – Jean Lacy, IL Psychedelic Society
11 AM – Cooking Demo – Mary Sullivan
12:30 PM – Outdoor Cultivation Techniques, Part 1 – overview – Michael Hatfield
1:30 PM – Outdoor Cultivation Techniques, Part 2 – Hands on – Michael Hatfield
3 PM – Check Out
3-5 PM – Flyway Family Farm Open House and Farm Tour – Michael & Jessica Hatfield
Located in Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Camp Manitowa – Cedar Point offers beachfront access with a new swim dock on Little Grassy Lake and beautiful opportunities for stargazing and hiking. This expansive 257-acre property includes a full commercial kitchen, a dining hall that seats several hundred, and air-conditioned/heated bunkhouses with showers for around 80 people. There are three hogan villages, two platform tents complete with fireplaces and restrooms, and large spaces for tent camping.
Scenic 1200-acre Little Grassy Lake is great for swimming, paddleboarding, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Equipment rentals available!
VENDOR MARKET
Saturday, October 15, 2022
10am-5pm
(Vendors may begin setup at 8am)
The market will be set up along our main roadway, with space for each artist to set up a 10'x10' tent. Please bring a table and chair(s).
Festival runs Friday, October 14 - Sunday, October 16, 2022
Camp Manitowa at Cedar Point in Makanda, IL
CONTACT FLYWAY FAMILY FESTIVAL