Ely, Minn. – Fish decoys are the embodiment of functional art. In water, they attract fish. On display, they lure people. According to fish decoy-carver and appraiser Tim Stouffer of Ely, Minn., a ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Carved fish decoys are one of the earliest forms of American folk art. Hunters around the Bering Sea first used small ...

BELGRADE, Minn. - Dennis Bertram worked the curved blade in an unhurried rhythm, releasing thin curls of redwood. The emerging decoy lost its band-saw edges while old-time country played on the radio.

Making fish decoys started out as just a hobby for Manistique resident Walter Welch, but it’s turned out to be much more than that. Welch’s pastime brings peace and tranquility to his life and allows ...

BELGRADE, Minn. - Dennis Bertram worked the curved blade in an unhurried rhythm, releasing thin curls of redwood. The emerging decoy lost its band-saw edges while old-time country played on the radio.

MANISTIQUE, Mich. Making fish decoys started out as just a hobby for Manistique resident Walter Welch, but it's turned out to be much more than that. Welch's pastime brings peace and tranquility to ...

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. -- A North Dakota couple is frantically trying to fill the Christmas orders from hundreds who are dreaming of fish. A few years ago, the two left careers in law enforcement, picked up ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Craig “Curly” Spink swirls a hand-made jig above a water-filled 15-gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooded ...