12 hours ago · Wiarton Willie has predicted an early spring after he did not see his shadow on Sunday morning on Groundhog Day. WIllie made the prediction to chants of "wake up, Willie" at 8:09 a.m. on Sunday ...

4 days ago · The spotlight will be on Wiarton this weekend as the town gears up for its annual Wiarton Willie Festival, culminating in the highly anticipated Groundhog Day Prediction Morning on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Every year, thousands gather in Wiarton to witness the world-famous groundhog make his winter forecast.

11 hours ago · Those keeping the Wiarton Willie tradition alive in Ontario’s South Bruce Peninsula carried the white-haired groundhog inside a see-through boxfilled with a bed of straw to a stage around 8 a.m. Wiarton Mayor Jay Kirkland, who per local tradition is the only person who can speak “Groundhogese,” put his ear to the box and then announced ...

3 days ago · Groundhog Day is February 2nd, and Wiarton’s albino groundhog Willie is set to make his prognostication of an early spring or a long winter when he wakes up Sunday morning. The 69th annual prediction event will take place at the Wiarton arena. If Willie sees his shadow and goes back into his burrow, six more weeks of winter is in store.

11 hours ago · 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.

2 days ago · If it was cloudy that day, it was a sign that the following weeks would be mild and there would be an early spring. In Pennsylvania, the immigrant community substituted the groundhog for the badger and Punxsutawney Phil was born, predicting the weather since 1887. Wiarton Willie. In southern Ontario, our most famous groundhog is Wiarton Willie.

13 hours ago · Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival . By The Canadian Press. ... Wiarton Willie sees spring on the horizon. Video. Colts honour Bryan Little, Daniel Tkaczuk ...

8 hours ago · February second is Groundhog Day, and CTV News will be bringing you the latest details from Wiarton Ontario. ... Wiarton Willie had his work cut out for him predicating the ever changing weather ...

Wiarton Willie is the name given to a Canadian groundhog who lives in the community of Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario. Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Willie takes part in the local Wiarton Willie Festival. His role is to predict whether there will be an early spring.

Feb 2, 2024 · Wiarton Willie, a white groundhog that lives in Wiarton, Ont., has predicted an early spring, matching similar forecasts from Punxsutawney Phil, Fred la marmotte and Shubenacadie Sam.