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Contacts:​ 
Steve Secord, President  
Garrett Secord, Treasurer
Karen Higgins, Secretary

Latest News of the Maumee Bay Carvers who are always up to something!

2022 News!
Hello Carvers,
There was a great turn out at 40th annual Maumee Bay Carvers Decoy Show and Swap Meet. Click here to see the results.

Upcoming events - plan to attend!

Sept. 15 - 17, 2022, Thurs. - Sat.
Great Lakes Fish Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association, Monroe, Michigan

• World Championship of Fish Decoy Carving
• Thursday Sept. 15, - Buy and Sell Collectible Sporting Show, room sales
• Friday Sept 16, - 10 a.m. Fish Decoy Carving Show
• Saturday Sept 17 - 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Collectors Show, Silent Auction at 3 p.m.
• ​Quality Inn Suites, Monroe Michigan, Hotel Contact Information: 734-242-6000
• Click here to view competition rules, vendor info on their website.​

Oct. 9, 2022, Sunday
25th annual Applebutter Fest in historic Grand Rapids, Ohio on the banks of the Maumee River. Historical re-enactments, handmade crafts, live music, food, and apple butter. The festival now welcomes more than 40,000 fest-goers annually sponsored by the Historical Society of Grand Rapids Ohio. Come join the Maumee Bay Carvers

• Outreach painting and carving demonstrations
• Providing kids the chance to paint a mallard duck and goldeneye silhouette heads
• ​Click here to view the many festival activities

Oct. 28 - 29, 2022
Sauder Village Wood Carving Show and Sale, Archbold, Ohio

• Friday & Saturday, October 29 & 30, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Located in Founder's Hall, Sauder Village
• The Midwest’s premier showcase for wood artisans and craftspeople! Sauder Village hosts the area’s finest woodcarvers, woodworkers, woodturners and suppliers. 
• Quality exhibitors and vendors fill Founder’s Hall. This year’s event will host live demonstrations by skilled artisans.
• Click here to view competition rules, vendor info on their website.

​Carve-alongs, Wednesdays at Woodcraft, Toledo, Ohio
5311 Airport Highway, Toledo,OH 43615, (corner of  Airport Hwy and Reynolds Rd)

• Starting around 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
• Bring your current carving project
• Informal, lots of fun!

March 19 - 19, 2023
44th Ohio Decoy Collectors & Carvers 
Vintage Decoys and Wildlife Art SHOW & SALE

• Two great show, same weekend
• 24 carving contests
• Ballroom filled with vendors
• Room-to-room sales, auctions, raffles and more!
• Click here to view their website

​Keep checking this website for updates!
​Steve Secord, President
Garrett Secord, Treasurer
Karen Higgins, Secretary​

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Blue Goose by Jim Manning

Join us at our booth, Applebutter outdoor festival October 9, 2022 in downtown Grand Rapids, Oh.

​Volunteer to help kids paint duck heads and apples.

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