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The History of Duck Decoys on the Delmarva Peninsula
The American History Series continues on Saturday, September 12, 1:00 pm, with a program about the history of duck decoys on the Delmarva Peninsula. Presented by renowned duck decoy carver Rich Smoker, the program will take place at the Milford Public Library in Milford, Delaware. Wooden wildfowl decoys were a common hunting tool on Delmarva. Carved and painted to lure wild birds into range for the hunters, these decoys had regional shapes, styles, and paint schemes that varied from the upper bay area to the lower shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Many of the decoys that were created on the Delmarva Peninsula are highly collectible as art.
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