September 27, 2025, in Crisfield, MD, during the Crisfield Heritage Festival The Chesapeake Challenge is a decades-old tradition that includes competition in several categories of decoy making. Decoys can be mailed in or registered that morning, starting at 8 AM. The Contemporary Antique bird is a BRANT for 2025 and a BLACK DUCK for 2026…. Read more »
Join Living Legend Ross Smoker to carve a miniature bird. This is a perfect class for someone who is just getting into carving or as a gift for someone who wants to get into carving. The class will be on Saturday (4/26/25) afternoon from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, and will take place at the… Read more »
**CLASS IS SOLD OUT** —– E-mail gvieira@wardfdn.org to be added to the wait list. Glass eyes do not need to be your only option in the creative process, join Tommy Stewart and learn how to use a high speed grinder to carve out the eyes and bill of a lesser yellowlegs bust. You will come… Read more »