John Lamprecht doesn't mind if you describe him as a "fun guy" - in fact, the president of the Minnesota Mycological Society embraces the bad puns that come from loving the study of fungus.
A man "raised to be terrified of mushrooms" talks about how he became fascinated with the fungus among-us.
Links:
Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest by Teresa Marrone and Kathy Yerich
Mushrooms of the Midwest by Michael Kuo and Andrew S. Methven