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==Arts and culture== Crystal Falls is home to the [[Crystal Theater (Crystal Falls, Michigan)|Crystal Theater]], a regional [[performing arts center]]. Crystal Falls used to have a high veteran population. After both World Wars, a lot of veterans settled in and around the area. Crystal Falls was the last town to still celebrate [[Victory over Japan Day|V-J Day]] until the early 2000s. They have two big festivals during the summer. A βbassβ festival which is a weekend of fun activity and a marathon. Highlighted by the annual βWOPSβ vs Sweeds softball game, the mushroom festival replaced the V-J Day celebrations and that has the Polack vs Finns softball game. Head to the ice the last weekend in February on the Michigamme reservoir for the annual Fisheree tournament. A tradition that most locals look forward to all year. In April 1992, Crystal Falls received international attention due to the discovery of a giant [[fungus]], ''[[Armillaria bulbosa]]'', in the nearby forest. The discovery was announced in articles in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''. The fungus, known as the "humongous fungus", covered an area of more than {{convert|30|acre|m2}} and had a total mass estimated at 100 tons. At the time it was believed to be one of the oldest living organism on earth, as well as one of the largest. Although the fungus is actually located in nearby [[Mastodon Township, Michigan|Mastodon Township]], [[Michigan]], the city of Crystal Falls adopted it as a tourist attraction, and holds a "Humungous Fungus Fest" as an annual event.<ref name="isbn1-4027-3907-9">{{cite book |vauthors=Sceurman M, Godfrey LS, Moran MM |title=Weird Michigan |publisher=Sterling |location=New York |year=2006 |page=41 |isbn=1-4027-3907-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Rv64wjtnnoC&q=Armillaria+bulbosa&pg=PA41 |accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref>
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