Muskratting has been a tradition in Salem County, NJ since the first settlers joined the Lenni-Lenape Indians, who were already trapping, pelting, making fur garments and eating the meats.
Traipse through the marshes along the tidal creeks of the Delaware River and journey into the living history and still-vibrant tradition of muskratting in Salem County
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When an experienced trapper accidentally falls from his boat into a remote, freezing marsh and the hours of hypothermia bring him close to death, his thoughts drift back to a single incident in his childhood that molded him into the man he became.
Visit a rousing community muskrat dinner and share in the preparations, fun and savory traditional foods.
