If you thought most bridesmaids’ dresses were hideous, imagine having to wear one made of turkey feathers. For the 1948 wedding party of one Barbara Orr Ehrhart, Oregonian and turkey enthusiast ...

Ancestral Pueblo people began making turkey feather blankets about 1,800 years ago, coinciding with the transition to settled ...

Indigenous Pueblo populations in the American Southwest—ancestors of today's Hopi, Zuni, and Rio Grande Pueblo tribes—typically wove blankets, cloaks, and funeral wrappings out of animal hides, furs, ...

When the weather turns cold in winter, it sure is nice to crawl into bed under a pile of blankets. A blanket can also come in handy to stay warm while watching TV or reading a book. Thousands of years ...

Looking for a unique, warm and sustainable Christmas present? Consider a handcrafted turkey feather blanket, although you likely won’t have the time, nor the skills, to make one this Christmas. Ah ...

Back in 2007, Ben Ross came up with the idea of fashioning colorful neckties out of turkey feathers as novel gifts for the groomsmen in his wedding party. Three years later, one of the groomsmen, Jeff ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation has two requests from hunters this season: turkey feathers and a giving spirit. The fall archery season begins today and kicks off the 2023-24 deer and turkey ...

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — With rain coming down, Chancy Walters managed to pull his attention away from the vista in front of him and focus on paying the bills. Diving into his part-time job and full-time ...

AQUINNAH — A drum could be heard in the distance as an intimate group of tribal elders gathered Sunday at the Vanderhoop Homestead and Aquinnah Cultural Center — structures that overlook striated, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — If you’re a turkey hunter, the Missouri Department of Conservation wants you to save and share feathers from turkeys you harvest this fall. MDC is asking anyone who harvests a ...