A collection of 108 fish decoys, crafted by Lidgerwood carvers Rick and Connie Whittier, will be featured in the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery exhibit, "State Fairs: Growing American Craft." The ...

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. - Rick Whittier's business keeps him so busy making fish, he barely has time to catch them anymore. "We even got a brand new spear this year, and we never even got to use it," he said ...

BURLINGTON — Sure, the weather wasn’t great and the “pond” was a container filled with water atop a picnic table Saturday at Maiben Park, but that didn’t stop a group of decoy carvers from showing off ...

BAXTER -- When hobby becomes obsession does the quality of work improve? In Bob Johnson's case the answer is an emphatic "yes." Twelve years since the a 42-year-old decoy carver from Baxter ...