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Memorializing the Big Duck’s original roost in Riverhead

by Nov 23, 2020
A historic marker now stands on the West Main Street site that is the original home of the Big Duck, an iconic roadside attraction that has been synonymous with the hamlet of Flanders for generations.

Launch party set for new Long Island duck farming book

by Mar 27, 2019
The Flanders Village Historical Society and Friends of the Big Duck are hosting the first author talk for "The Big Duck and Eastern Long Island's Duck Farming Industry" Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the David Crohan Center in Flanders.