Friends of The Big Duck

The Big Duck

Flanders, NY

Friends Of The Big Duck

Friends Of The Big Duck, a not-for-profit organization,

is dedicated to preserving the history of this

important National Landmark.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month,

at the David W. Crohan Community Center,

655 Flanders Road (Rt.24), Flanders, NY.

Friends Of The Big Duck

Board of Directors

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President

Fran Cobb

Vice President

Neil Young

Treasurer

Laurie Gallo

Secretary

Angela Fanelli

Sergeant-At-Arms

Doris Schneider

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THE BIG DUCK, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,

overlooks Reeves Bay in Flanders, Long Island, New York.

The vision of Long Island duck farmer Martin Maurer...

THE BIG DUCK was designed by Broadway set designers,

the Collins Brothers, and crafted by locals George Reeve, John Smith,

and Merlin Yeager in 1931. Originally nesting in Riverhead,

our fine-feathered friend has waddled three times and now rests

in it's most popular and familiar settling, BIG DUCK RANCH.

Roadside architecture designed to promote what is sold inside is now

commonly known as "Duck Architechture", in honor of the whimsical

grand-daddy of them all.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN "FRIENDS OF THE BIG DUCK"

CLICK HERE to send a message to Doris Schneider, Secy, FOBD

For more information,

or to make a financial contribution,

please contact us at

Friends Of The Big Duck
1012 Flanders Rd.
Flanders, NY 11901

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The Big Duck

OPEN YEAR-ROUND!

Hours:

Monday - Saturday

10AM - 5PM

Sunday

1PM - 5PM

Phone:

631-852-3377

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Become A Member!
Our next meeting is...
Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 at 7PM
(Meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of the month)

At the David W. Crohan

Community Center,

655 Flanders Road (Rt.24),

Flanders, NY.

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Upcoming Events in 2013...

First Annual Duck Race!

Saturday, August 24th

(Rain Date August 25th)

12 Noon

At The

Flanders Men's Club

$5.00 per entry

Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place Ducks!

For info, please call Ms. Fran

631-727-5342

In case of rain... Please tune to WLNG 92.1FM for event cancellations and raindate announcements. Available Worldwide www.wlng.com CLICK HERE

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Long Island Duck Farming Museum Coming Soon!

Lisa A. Dabrowski, Museum Co-Curator

A Museum Is In The Works...

Since the early part of 2009, Friends of The Big Duck

has been collecting items related to

Long Island duck farming, to be included in

a future museum, to be located at Big Duck Ranch.

If you have any items that you'd like to donate,

please contact

Lisa A. Dabrowski, Museum Co-Curator,

at writelisa@ladproductions.com

Thank You!

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Picking up the incubator for the museum...

October 2009 - Photo by Lisa A. Dabrowski