Fairy or mushroom rings, it’s a first for local resident

Fred Clause spots one of several “Fairy Circles” on his property. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

By Austin Evans Writer The spookiest month of the year started early for one Six Nations resident who found seven fairy circles on his property. Fred Clause didn’t used to believe in fairies, but he’s not so sure after fairy circles started mysteriously appearing on his lawn. Clause was mowing the grass the week of September 16 when he first started noticing dark rings of grass on his lawn. “All of a sudden I’d seen these circles, and I was wondering what it was,” he said. “I phoned my niece in Fredericton, New Brunswick if she’s seen it and she texted me back and she said those are fairy circles.” Fairy circles start off as dark rings of grass in an otherwise uniform field of grass. After a while, mushrooms…

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