This furry little guy is a muskrat. The semi-aquatic animal, classified as a rodent, is found all throughout North America and lives by rivers — like the Delaware — and marshes or lakes. They can grow ...

Most Catholic parishes have established popular gatherings, from pancake breakfasts to fish fries to Oktoberfests and plenty more. But one wonders how many parishes actually host a muskrat dinner, or ...

Hurry or you'll miss it. The season for trapping muskrats in New Castle County ends on Sunday, March 10; it's over in Kent and Sussex counties on Friday, March 15. But, the eating of the muskrat or ...

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — People didn't just come for the muskrat. Old friends, family, locals and many from out of state came for the food, but also the friendship Saturday at the 76th Annual ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (CNS) -- There's an alternative to fish for some Michigan Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays in Lent -- muskrat. The custom of eating muskrat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in ...

Jim Omler has been a muskrat trapper since childhood. For years, he’s caught and sourced muskrat for several local dinners, including the annual Monroe Boat Club Muskrat Dinner, which is planned for 5 ...

The culinary appeal of the muskrat, a wetlands-dwelling mammal, was not up for debate during the Monroe Boat Club’s annual muskrat dinner. “It’s actually very good,” said longtime patron Gary Bondy.

MONROE, Mich.MONROE, Mich. — Most of the menu read like a typical buffet, with soup, salad, turkey, pork and potatoes. But the first offering at the annual Muskrat Dinner in Michigan was distinctive: ...

If you've never eaten muskrat before, you could soon have the chance to have it deep fried, pan roasted or BBQ style. The Southeastern Michigan Conservation Club's 79th annual Muskrat and Wild Game ...

MONROE (AP) - Most of the menu read like a typical buffet, with soup, salad, turkey, pork and potatoes. But the first offering at the annual Muskrat Dinner in Michigan was distinctive: a pot of the ...

Most of the menu read like a typical buffet, with soup, salad, turkey, pork and potatoes. But the first offering at the annual Muskrat Dinner in Michigan was distinctive: a pot of the rodent's meat ...