On Ash Wednesday—Feb. 22 this year— it is traditional for Roman Catholics to go to church, where a priest will put ashes made from burnt palms on their foreheads in the shape of a cross. The ritual ...

MONROE, Mich. (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 ...

CRISFIELD, MD — Muskrat trapping season is synonymous with muskrat eating season for some people on the Delmarva Peninsula. In Somerset County, this culinary heritage runs deep. Renee Mears, owner of ...

Muskrats, semi-aquatic rodents native to North America, have a long and interesting history on Long Island. Originally found in wetlands and marshes across much of the eastern United States, muskrats ...

Well hunting season is finally here. For those who know me well, you’ll know that few things excite me as the dawn of a new hunting season. Now I know at least one person out there is shaking their ...

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 ...

Muskrats are fat, furry and about the last thing you’d expect to see on a menu. Tell that to the 200-plus folks who packed the Lower Alloways Creek Fire & Rescue Co. on Saturday for its annual muskrat ...

Spring means muskrats are back! University of Wisconsin students and frequent walkers may notice an increase in sightings of furry friends on the Lakeshore Path along Lake Mendota. According to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throughout history, Christians have gotten creative about how they ate and how they passed the time during this period of ...