It’s a cold, snowy day when I meet Linda Jones outside of Cranberry Lake. She shovels a path from her house to the workshop, the headquarters of St. Lawrence River Decoys. That's where Linda and her ...

Though Jefferson City borders the Missouri River, it is not, at least in this era, considered as a major site for waterfowl or duck hunting. Jefferson City was, however, a major center for wooden duck ...

Gary Lipham has carved just enough wooden duck decoys to understand how much skill and creativity the craft demands. “I wanted to have an appreciation for carving, so I carved a little bit,” said ...

Feb. 22—EAST GRAND FORKS — "Making sawdust" has been a passion for John "Jack" Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all started back in the '60s, when Donelan began carving "working birds" — ...

HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) _ If it looks like a duck, it was probably made in Henryetta. Avid waterfowlers know all about G&H Decoys. But few others, even casual duck hunters in Oklahoma, probably don’t ...

EAST GRAND FORKS – “Making sawdust” has been a passion for John “Jack” Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all started back in the ’60s, when Donelan began carving “working birds” – wooden ...

, and, of course, historic guns. We hope you enjoy. Stay classy, everyone._ Until he carved his first decoys, Jerry Talton was, by his own description, a “wild-ass redneck surfer dude” from the North ...

Until he carved his first decoys, Jerry Talton was, by his own description, a “wild-ass redneck surfer dude” from the North Carolina coast. His brother was actually the duck hunter, and one year, ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Frank Buchner made a living working on ships that traveled throughout ...

Jefferson City's history of duck decoy production will be the focus of an upcoming presentation. The lecture, hosted by the Historic City of Jefferson, will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday in the ...

ALIVE IN A RESTORED BARN IN THE CENTER OF HARWICH IS A MUSEUM BEARING THE NAME OF ONE OF THIS SEASIDE TOWN’S FAMOUS EARLY RESIDENTS. ALMA CROWELL WAS A MASTER DECOY MAKER. HE WAS BORN IN 1862 AND DIED ...

Sometimes I write about famous, or near-famous people in Weedsport’s past, and this month we’ll write about the famous Stevens brothers. The name is probably only familiar if you collect duck decoys, ...