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Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

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The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art was built beside Schumaker Pond in Salisbury 30-years ago. The museu

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art was built beside Schumaker Pond in Salisbury 30-years ago. The museum, known for its collection of duck decoy carvings, is being relocated by owner Salisbury University to a smaller building in downtown Salisbury. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Nestled alongside a scenic pond that attracts mallard ducks alongside cormorants and songbirds, the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art told the story of the decoy, beginning with its roots as a Native American hunters’ tool, floated on the water to lure in passing birds.

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