Midwest Decoy Collectors Association - Midwest Decoy Collectors Association to host 43rd Annual National Convention

"MDCA Midwest Decoy Collectors"Store this angel in big sizeChicago, Illinois - March 12, 2008 - The Midwest Decoy Collectors Association (MDCA - midwestdecoy.org) anniversary assemblage will be captivated at the Pheasant Run Resort in Saint Charles, Illinois from April 21rd - 26th 2008. Members and exhibitors will be in appearance from above the U.S. as able-bodied as Canada and Mexico. There will be a all-around appearance at this accident with collector's traveling from as far as Europe and Japan.

The growing acceptance of allurement accession in contempo years was embodied at the MDCA appearance in 2007 if several attenuate examples awash at arrangement in the division actor dollar range. Collecting these arresting carved specimens has become a civic and all-embracing phenomena. With the worlds growing absorption in allurement collecting, organizations such as the MDCA and their anniversary assemblage play a key role in the advance and advancement of this alluring and advantageous hobby.

For 43 years, the MDCA's anniversary assemblage has connected to host a admirable alternative of appropriate events, educational seminars and amusing activities for allurement collectors. This year is no barring and promises to action even added affairs to admix and accommodated with some of the world's arch authorities on allurement accession Friday black at the anniversary networking and banquet buffet.

As consistently , there will be affluence of opportunities for collectors to buy, advertise and trade. From Monday April 21st through Saturday April 26th the anytime accepted allowance trading and displays will be accessible to attendees. There will aswell be over 386 tables with over 20,000 items on affectation at the Pheasant Run Resort Megacenter.

This year's seminars on allurement accession include; "Collecting History and Memories" with Dick Brust (Wed at 8:30AM) and "How to Begin and Build a Collection" which will be a annular table altercation (Wed at 4PM)

For abounding attendees the highlight of the anniversary MDCA assemblage is the Guyette and Schmidt auction. Last year's arrangement was acutely exciting, with accomplished prices smashing several annal for decoys. This year promises to be even added agitative with over 900 lots accepting offered. Previews are on Wednesday from 6-8pm, Thursday from 8-11am and Friday from 8-10am. The arrangement will run Thursday 11am - 5pm and Friday from 10am - 2pm. The day afterwards the Guyette and Schmidt auction, the MDCA will be hosting a bashful arrangement on Saturday from 10am - 1pm.
Additional contest and displays cover a appropriate accumulating of Canadian aged decoys. These best of brand decoys from member's collections will be organized in a appropriate presentation at the Megacenter at Pheasant Run Resort. This accumulating is a already in a lifetime befalling to appearance outstanding Canadian folk art from some of the world's best collections. Also in attendance, the National Duck Call Makers and Collector's will conduct their anniversary alarm antagonism and convention.
MDCA associates are aswell alms chargeless identification and appraisal casework starting Friday, April 25th thru Saturday, April 26th.

The MDCA assemblage will be captivated at the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 East Main St. (Rte. 64), Saint Charles, IL (visit www.pheasantrun.com for added info). Show hours are Friday from 2pm - 8pm and Saturday from 9am to 3pm. Admission to the appearance is $5.00 per adult. MDCA associates and accouchement free.

Accredited media absorbed in discussing the agreeable of this absolution in added detail are encourages alarm one of the MDCA media contacts listed below.

Midwest Decoy Collectors Association
6 E. Scott St., # 3
Chicago, IL 60610 (USA)
Email: mdc@midwestdecoy.org
Website: www.midwestdecoy.org

About the MDCA*
The Midwest Decoy Collectors Association is a non-profit alignment whose purpose is to aggregate and bottle the history of the allurement as aboriginal American folk art. This assemblage and appearance is the arch befalling for the novice, aged banker or the accomplished beneficiary to arrangement and apprentice added about the allurement as anatomic folk art or to add to their collections.