Havre de Grace, MD

Known for manufacturing duck decoys, Havre de Grace releases a mammoth 10-foot-by-15-foot wooden illuminated duck decoy. Created by a local resident, the faux fowl is released from a 102-foot ladder truck. Havre de Grace Middle School Grounds; (410) 939-2100; hdgtourism.com.  —Alix Strauss

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