Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news ...

such as General Beauregard Lee in Georgia and Wiarton Willie in Canada. Each local tradition has its unique flavor, yet all share the common thread of using an animal to forecast the arrival of spring ...

Sunday was Groundhog Day, the annual weirdo holiday where weather ... Shubenacadie Sam, and Fred agreed, but Wiarton Willie said we’d get an early spring. Soon, these predictions will cost 25 percent ...

The idea behind Groundhog Day is as simple as it is eccentric ... Punxsutawney Phil and Ontario’s Wiarton Willie were the only groundhogs with more than 50 years of predictions on record.

Those keeping the Wiarton Willie tradition alive in Ontario’s South Bruce Peninsula carried the white-haired groundhog inside a see-through box filled with a bed of straw to a stage around 8 a.m.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on ...

Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow in this year's annual Groundhog Day celebration, which predicts an early spring season, according to some folklore. February 02, 2025 at 12:54PM EST ...

temperatures were chilly in Wiarton, feeling like -18 with the wind chill. Thankfully, cold days will end soon, according to Willie. Manitoba Merv has been leading local Groundhog Day celebrations ...