Hooded Merganser Carving by Master Carver W.G. Sutter of Trappe, MD to be sold by The Canvasback Gallery to benefit the Talbot County Special Riders Group. Contact the gallery at 410-770-4470 if you have an interest in purchasing this incredible carving. A recent decoy carved by Sutter and sold by The Canvasback Gallery was a Canada Goose which proceeds benefited the Nick "Ironman" Bramble Foundation of Easton, Maryland. This carving was purchased by a wonderful supporter from Georgia.
Kelly Outdoors Blog Talk Radio Listen in tonight March 2, 2011 to Kelly Outdoors Blog Talk Radio starting at 9-11pm...Jeff Pelayo and a few other leaders in the industry will be talking with Kelly Beltz about decoys as an American Folk Art and Art Form and likely some talk about waterfowling past and present..with other related stuff mixed in...should be a good time! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kelly-outdoors
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Academy for Lifelong Learning February course is in the books. Jeff would like to thank the academy for their support and to his students for their interest in the Chesapeake Bays Waterfowling History. It was a true pleasure sharing my passion with such a captive audience.
Decoy Magazine Cover Story on the Dye Family has been long overdue. It is told by author Jeff Pelayo in the latest September/October 2010 issue. You will get a glimpse into this fascinating family that worked the water of the Susquehanna Flats during the great Canvasback duck shooting days.
Sinkbox Saga now playing in The Canvasback Gallery media room! It is the only known footage of actual sinkbox set-up and hunting on the Susquehanna Flats. See well known sinkbox hunter John Pusey shooting incoming Canvasbacks! Other footage includes shooting from a shore blind and body booting! The video was done by Maryland Department of Natural Resources sometime around 1950. This is an incredible piece of waterfowling history that you must see and experience! Video courtesy of John Sullivan.
Presentation on "Early Upper Chesapeake Bay Ducking Clubs" to be given at The Canvasback Gallery by renowned author and waterfowling historian C. John Sullivan, Jr. Presentation is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm Friday November 12, 2010. There will be food, drinks and live music. You will not want to miss this! Call 410-770-4470 for more details. The Easton Waterfowl Festival will be running all weekend so come join in the festivities.
New Advertising Campaign involving Maryland Life Magazine, Maryland Historical Society and The Canvasback Gallery begins this September/October 2010. The Canvasback Gallery ads will be placed in the Maryland Historical Society newsletter which will then be insertted into Maryland Life Magazine. Below is the first ad designed by Maryland Life Magazine. Visit www.marylandlife.com and www.mdhs.org |
Bob McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Canvasback Drakes, circa 1920
