You may have seen advertising from Harvestland's "Eat Like Your Ancestors" campaign or read about the paleo (caveman) diet. I smiled when I opened the March 2014 issue of the Lake Minnetonka magazine and saw an article written by Eric Dregni entitled "Feasts of Woodchuck Stew and Baked Raccoon." He writes about the diets of the earliest white settlers to Lake Minnetonka (Minnesota):

• "The original lake-area settlers enjoyed unique delicacies," Dregni wrote. He went on to give examples.
• Besides abundant fish, the lake provided ample wild rice. Portions of the surface of the lake were covered with a thick growth of wild rice.
• The Native Americans taught the pioneers how to boil down maple sap into syrup. The settlers held "sugaring parties" in early spring.  They boiled down the sap and mixed snow with drops of syrup. Then they beat the syrup until it turned white to make an early form of ice cream.
• For meat, the settlers hunted deer when they could but often had to turn to smaller animals for their feasts. Squirrels were plentiful and easy to catch so squirrel stew helped stave off hunger. Dregni says, "William Dudley's hotel in Wayzata bragged about its woodchuck stew and baked 'coon." Mmm.
• In spite of the delicacies available on Lake Minnetonka, one peninsula came to be named Starvation Point. A white trapper who'd lived among the Indians for decades disappeared and when they went looking for him, they discovered he'd starved to death on the point. The property was later purchased by George Brackett, a Civil War cook  known for burying cauldrons of baked beans. Mmm.

The article doesn't confirm this, but I believe Starvation Point acquired a new name after its purchase by George Brackett. Bracketts Point, a 13-acre peninsula with nearly 360-degree views of Lake Minnetonka, became one of the most valuable properties on the lake.