New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, and one community is excited for a long-standing tradition surrounding a certain rodent.

The weasel looks like a miniature mink and even moves around like one, always on the go, but it's smaller. It prefers a ...

Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia towns ring in New Year's Eve 2025 in unique ways. Here's how you can join in the fun.

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 ...

This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and enters its bank den with a ...

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 ...

- The muskrat is about 20 inches long, including its 9-inch tail, and adults weigh 2 to 5 pounds. - Muskrats generally have a reddish-brown upper body with grayish-brown coloration farther down. - ...

It’s muskrat love on Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal. The upscale residents of nearby Carroll Gardens have purebred dogs. And now the hipster houseboaters on the waterway have their own pet — a cute, upscale ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › A photo of a cute muskrat in water. Project Overview It’s important to use caution when ...

Late winter on the marshes of Maryland's Eastern Shore is a soggy affair. Fog hides the stands of loblolly pines—practically the only green things growing at this time of year—and in the rain even the ...

In 1962, a struggling McDonald's owner in Ohio was trying to find ways to increase his sales during the Lenten season, when his predominantly Catholic customer base abstained from eating meat on ...