Michigan Morels has always been a totally free site.  But increased popularity resulted in a dramatic increase of hosting space and bandwidth required.  The costs of providing this site has continued to increase to the point where Debbie and I can no longer afford it on our own.

Some of the services we've used were free services or programs.  While this kept costs down for awhile, it eventually created problems.  Most of these "free" programs, use too much resource of the server.  So in order to continue to keep and improve our site, we are now having to "purchase" programs that are more efficient, and pay a much more costly hosting plan.  High traffic web sites have to pay for space and bandwidth.

My time involved isn't a problem because Debbie and I enjoy communicating with all of you. I know some sites charge membership fees, and we thought of doing this ourselves, but we would rather keep it as free as possible.  Perhaps in the future we may provide a paid member only area, if we have to.

But lets try this first.  Just contribute whatever amount you feel this site is worth to you.
What is it worth having your questions answered honestly and quickly on the message board? Have you ever seen a more friendly and active morel message board?  What's it worth, having reliable hunting reports from all over Michigan, so you can better plan your trips?

A lot of folks have been with us for a long time now, and we appreciate that loyalty very much.  It's great people like you that makes Michigan morels so fun and informative.  All we did is to provide a nice quiet place for you to meet others, talk and learn about mushrooms.

So if you would like to contribute something to keep this site online and available, you can do so through PayPal using your checking or credit card.   Any amount you send will help. If you are unable to donate anything, that is okay too. It's still free for you and we still want to visit with you on our morel board.

I have discontinued the PO box mailing address for mailing checks in. The Box was costing more to rent than we recieved in checks mailed. So please just use PayPal or if you attend a get together, you may donate then if you wish.

Thank you so very much!
Your friends, Frank and Debbie

Sorry but this is not tax deductible.