FLANDERS, N.Y. -- Who needs Rockefeller Center when you have the Big Duck? It was 1931 when construction workers in soon-to-be Rockefeller Center put up a modest Christmas tree to begin what would become one of New York City's greatest traditions. That same year, a Long Island farmer decided to build a giant duck-shaped shop where he could sell fresh ducks and eggs by the side of the road. Seventy-five years later, as tens of thousands of people watch Christina Aguilera, Sting and Bette Midler perform Wednesday at the Rockefeller Center tree-lighting, a much smaller group will gather 75 miles...