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 ...

There's something almost ethereal about the humble duck, says Eliot, Maine, resident Jim Higgins — its beauty, its wanderlust, its calls, its many hues. From the time he was a young man, he has been ...

Illinois decoy carver Pat Gregory holds one of his creations, standing next to a poster that explains his work as folk art -- both beautiful and useful. (Photo by Timothy Collins) If Ducks Unlimited ...

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Pine shavings spilled into Marv Bernet’s lap and onto the basement floor as he whittled with a small, razor-sharp knife. With each stroke, the wooden goose head slowly took ...

A duck decoy crudely made from a log in 1900 by Capt. Ike Gallop has no feather details or shiny glass eyes, but it sits among more than 100 other similar pieces of important American art awaiting the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUMA, La. — “Sometimes I call myself the ...

The event, set for Saturday and Sunday, also will feature retriever contests, skeet shooting, environmental exhibits, craft ...

ERIE — 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 “sand ...

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