Zoar Village Archives - The Artisans Tent at Zoar

Laurel Dabbs – Decoys

By Marlene CobleMarch 9, 2022Top Level Traditional American Folk Art, Zoar Harvest Festival - Zoar Ohio, Zoar VillageCanton, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Ohio, Columbus, Dayton, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Virginia, West Virginia, Zoar Festival, Zoar Ohio

Laurel Dabbs Laurel Dabbs will be one of the great artisans at the Zoar Harvest Festival. You can see Laurel and other amazing artists at the Artisans Tent at Zoar. Crudely fashioned or exquisitely detailed, decoys provided a means of luring migratory waterfowl close enough to be an important staple in the diet of the […]

Zoar Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival at Zoar Village Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of 200 German Separatists seeking escape from religious persecution in their homeland. These Separatists thrived as a unique Society for more than 80 years, making Zoar Village one of the most successful communal settlements in American history. Today, Zoar Village […]