Duck decoys are considered an important form of North American Folk Art, and have been revered and collected for more than a century. If you've got an interest in wildlife art and woodworking, carving ...

It was an ordinary log from a paulownia tree, a seasoned slice of timber that, in another life, might have gone up in smoke in the fireplace of the Carson home in Havre de Grace. But Dan Carson had ...

EDINA, Minn.—Doug Lodermeier was bursting with stories about Minnesota duck-decoy carvers. We were in Lodermeier’s basement office in early December, thumbing through a computer copy of his new book, ...

Master decoy carver, Bill Perry, from Kennebunk, is handed an unpainted wood carved duck decoy that is already remarkable for its accuracy in size and shape. The student studies Bill's face as he ...

In those early days, waterfowl hunters often marked the base of their decoys for identification. Included in the show is a redhead duck branded RBH, confirming it was a presidential deke from a string ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — As the fall season gets underway, migratory flocks of ducks and geese will soon fill the Oregon skies. This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because ...

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is in the business of showcasing creatures in settings that imitate their natural environments. The harbor seals have a pool, where they dive and sunbathe ...

ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Frank Buchner made a living working on ships that traveled throughout the Great Lakes in the first half of the last century. He was a captain and engineer on what were then known as ...