Brenda Yenke's weekly antiques column for the Sun Newspapers.

The Blue Crow Antique Mall in Painter, Virginia, is where serious collectors and casual browsers alike discover that the Eastern Shore has been hiding some spectacular secrets. Let’s get something ...

When spring returns, mallard ducks are a common sight on the water. In any season, you can find them in duck decoy collections and auctions.

Good things absolutely do come in small packages.

Tucked away in Painter, a tiny town on Virginia’s Eastern Shore that you’ve probably driven past without a second thought, this antique wonderland is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ...

My uncle Frank, now 97 years young, introduced me to artist/broadcaster Bob Ross (1942-1995) when I was a kid. Growing up, my uncle Frank was the craftsman of craftsmen. He could fix a leaky toilet, ...

It’s no secret that decoying geese is a thrill. Seeing geese close in on the spread and hearing them get louder as they come into range makes any waterfowler’s heart pound. But geese see a lot of ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay test duck decoys for catfishing success. A military operation Americans didn’t expect, didn’t want and didn’t vote for Where Lake Mead water levels stand amid heavy California ...

Ocean County’s celebration of waterfowl hunting traditions and folk art returns this weekend with the 43rd Annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning ShowThe two-day event at Tip Seaman County ...

CHARLEVOIX — They came with oil paintings and heirloom quilts, Depression-era glass and duck decoys, comic books and carved chairs — each item a vessel of family history, personal memory or ...

WILD ARTWORK, MAYBE STOP BY. HAVE A DEGREE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO LIKE THESE DUCK DECOYS. THEY’RE HOSTING THE 43RD ANNUAL DECOY AND WILDLIFE ART FESTIVAL. IT’S AT THE STAR CENTER. OVER 100 ARTISTS WILL ...