Today’s Five Minute Histories video comes to you from the duck decoy carving studio of Rich Smoker on Maryland’s Eastern Shore! What does this have to do with Baltimore, you ask? Well what often ended up on Baltimoreans’ dinner plates came from the Eastern Shore, including duck! Wooden duck decoy heritage runs deep in Maryland and we are thrilled to be joined by master carver Rich Smoker himself to show us this rich art tradition firsthand. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." We record short videos about different historic places all over Baltimore and post them on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, and website. For more information or to become a member of Baltimore Heritage, check out: https://baltimoreheritage.org/support/