Antique decoy, sporting collectibles show set
Submitted by Greater St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau
The 47th annual North American Antique Decoy and Sporting Collectible Show and gathering, hosted by the Midwest Decoy Collectors Association, will take place Monday, April 23, to Saturday, April 28, at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St. in St. Charles.
Members have 386 tables with more than 20,000 items to view, buy, sell or trade at the event. Exhibitors from across the U.S. and Canada will feature a wide range of collectibles from sporting art, fishing lures, calls and both antique and modern working decoys.
With global attendance at the event, collectors travel from as far as Europe. In addition to exhibit booths, a number of displays and seminars will be open to the public. This event has considerable social activity and is a networking opportunity with the world’s leading authorities on sporting collectibles. Admission is $5 per adult and free admission for children. Memberships to MDCA are $25 per family, which gets you free admission to the show.
All events are open to public.
Free identification and appraisal service is available all week. The schedule is as follows: April 23-28, room trading and displays; April 25, 10 a.m. seminar on decoy collecting; April 26, 8:30 a.m. member town hall meeting and Guyette Schmidt Auction; April 27, 10 a.m. Guyette and Schmidt Auction; April 27-28, show hours are 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; April 27-28, member exhibit of 40 Antique New York State Decoys 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; April 27-28, Contemporary Carver Invitational Display & Demonstrations 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; April 27-28, National Duck Call Makers and Collectors competition and display and silent auction hourly both days.
The Midwest Decoy Collectors Association is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to collect and preserve the history of the decoy as original American folk art. This convention and show is an opportunity for the novice, antique dealer or the experienced collector to network and learn more about the decoy as functional folk art or to add to their collections. Visit midwestdecoy.org.