Matchless Maryland Waterfowl Festival, Easton Join locals for this three-day festival celebrating waterfowl, nature, art and culture. Indulge in delicious Eastern Shore fare like oyster stew, listen to live street music and catch entertaining events like goose-and duck-calling contests — and yes, a world champion is named. Shop works from renowned painters, sculptors, carvers and photographers. Family-friendly fun includes art activities, the Chesapeake Mermaid sharing tales from the Bay and the Phillips Wharf Fishmobile displaying creatures like turtles and flounder. Proceeds support wildlife conservation and research, so your good time helps protect the region’s natural habitats. The festival unfolds throughout Easton’s charming, heritage-rich downtown, with streets and storefronts that join the celebration. Stick around and discover more of what Easton’s all about by staying in one of the area’s inviting inns that let you enjoy the town like those who live there. MORE TO FLAP ABOUT Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, Havre de Grace Near the Susquehanna River, this museum presents Chesapeake Bay decoys once used to lure birds during hunting expeditions and now seen as art; it also highlights the region’s carving and waterfowling history. Cranesville Swamp, Oakland Start your search for feathered sightings near Deep Creek Lake at this Ice Age-formed wetland, with forested trails leading to wood ducks, songbirds and rare bog plants. Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival, Ocean City At the world’s largest bird-carving competition, artists from around the world present more than 1,200 wildfowl works, ranging from hunting decoys to decorative pieces. Cranesville Swamp 32 DESTINATION MARYLAND
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