Local history buffs munch on muskrat in Michigan

  • Friday, March 1th, 2013
    A food preparer applies sherry to muskrat meat prior to the annual Muskrat Dinner at the Monroe Boat Club in Monroe, Mich. Members of the Algonquin Club of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and other muskrat aficionados _ about 80 in all _ chatted about local lore and heard from a speaker about the War of 1812, but the star of the show was sherry-soaked, boiled and plated. (AP PHOTO)

    A food preparer applies sherry to muskrat meat prior to the annual Muskrat Dinner at the Monroe Boat Club in Monroe, Mich. Members of the Algonquin Club of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and other muskrat aficionados _ about 80 in all _ chatted about local lore and heard from a speaker about the War of 1812, but the star of the show was sherry-soaked, boiled and plated. (AP PHOTO)

    Charlie Hyde, past president of the Algonquin Club of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, displays his plate of food _ which includes muskrat meat _ while moving through the buffet line at the annual Muskrat Dinner at the Monroe Boat Club in Monroe, Mich. Hyde and his fellow history buffs chatted about local lore and heard from a speaker about the War of 1812, but the star of the show was the sherry-soaked rodent, boiled to perfection and plated. (AP PHOTO)

    Charlie Hyde, past president of the Algonquin Club of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, displays his plate of food _ which includes muskrat meat _ while moving through the buffet line at the annual Muskrat Dinner at the Monroe Boat Club in Monroe, Mich. Hyde and his fellow history buffs chatted about local lore and heard from a speaker about the War of 1812, but the star of the show was the sherry-soaked rodent, boiled to perfection and plated. (AP PHOTO)