While the state's regular firearm season attracts most of the attention each year, sportsmen and women have additional chances to hunt this winter in Michigan. Muzzleloader season is about to start.

Earlier this month, Maggie’s Coleman Tavern on Sharp Street in Rock Hall was once again celebrated the mighty muskrat, that is — by way of savory muskrat meat served in all kinds of unique ways.

On the Eastern Shore, nestled between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, there’s a culinary tradition that has endured for ...