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Groundhog Day 2022:

Wiarton Willie says Early Spring!

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is for Groundhog Day: 2 February.  We LOVE the Groundhog, and Today's Flags property has been declared a special: 

 

 

Fred la Marmotte, Shubenacadie Sam,

Punxatawny Phil, and Wiarton Willie:

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2022 Groundhog Day Leaderboard

Reports will be posted as received, starting at dawn on 2 February 2022.

Balzac Billy - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Buckeye Chuck - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Chesapeake Chuck - Early Spring!
Chilly Charlie - Early Spring!
Dover Doug -
6 More Weeks of Winter
Dunkirk Dave - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Fred La Marmotte - 6 More Weeks of Winter
French Creek Freddie - 6 More Weeks of Winter
General Beauregard Lee - Early Spring!
Holtsville Hal - Early Spring!
Jimmy the Groundhog - Early Spring!
Malverne Mel - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Manitoba Merv - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Mountjoy Minnie - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Lucy the Lobster - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Oil Springs Ollie* - Early Spring
Pierre C. Shadeaux - Surrounded in controversy, Pierre has not been heard from since 2019.
Punxatawney Phil - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Sir Walter Wally -6 More Weeks of Winter
Shubenacadie Sam - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Staten Island Chuck - Early Spring!
Stormy Marmot - Early Spring!
Sudbury Sid - No Report
Susquehanna Sherman - No Report
 Two Rivers Tunnel - 6 More Weeks of Winter
Wiarton Willie** - Early Spring!
Woodstock Willie - Early Spring!

*Oil Springs Ollie's prognostication was performed by his understudy, Harvey as Ollie has passed last April
** Wiarton Willie V has acceded to the Office of Chief Prognosticator, as Willie IV passed away in 2020.

 

 

2021 INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

PROGNOSTICATOR / REPORT / WEBSITE (MAY BE OUT OF DATE)

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Balzac Billie / 6 More Weeks of Winter / http://www.balzacbilly.com/balzac-billy/about-balzac-billy/
Buckeye Chuck / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/THEBuckeyeChuck/
Chattanooga Chuck / 6 More Weeks of Winter / https://twitter.com/chattnoogachuck?lang=en
Chesapeake Chuck / Early Spring! / https://thevlm.org/events/museum-events/calendar/events/groundhog-day-ceremony/
Chilly Charlie / 6 More Weeks of Winter / https://www.facebook.com/events/south-gate-centre/chilly-charlie-celebrations/596263057232062/
Dover Doug / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/events/dover-township-york-county-pennsylvania/groundhog-day-in-dover-dover-doug/357697994614280/
Dunkirk Dave / Early Spring! / http://www.dunkirkdave.com/
Fred La Marmotte / Early Spring! / https://www.fredlamarmotteofficielleduquebec.ca/
French Creek Freddie / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/fcreekfreddie?lang=en
General Beauregard Lee / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/genbeaulee?lang=en
Holtsville Hal / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/brookhavenwildlifecenter
Jimmy the Groundhog / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/groundhogjimmy?lang=en
Malvern Mel / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/Malverne-Mel-421817267950731/
Manitoba (Stonewall) Merv / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/manitobamerv?lang=en
Mountjoy Minnie / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/mountjoychamber/
*Lucy the Lobster / Socially Distancing - No Report / https://twitter.com/lucylobsterns?lang=en
Oil Springs Ollie / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/events/canatara-park/groundhog-day/2292559400762831/
Pierre C. Shadeaux / Socially Isolating - Endorses Punxatawney Phil / https://www.newsbreak.com/louisiana/broussard/news/1501966766393/pierre-to-look-for-shadow-from-home
Punxatawney Phil / 6 More Weeks of Winter / https://www.groundhog.org/
Ridge Lee Larry / STUFFED / http://www.buffalo.edu/pss/news-home/gen_news.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2018/02/groundhog-day.detail.html
Sir Walter Wally / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/sirwalterw?lang=en
Shubenacadie Sam / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/shubenacadiesam?lang=en
Staten Island Chuck / Under Investigation for Lip-Synching / https://www.facebook.com/StatenIslandChucky/
Stormy Marmot / 6 More Weeks of Winter / https://www.facebook.com/stormy.marmot
Sudbury Sid / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/groups/valleyeasttoday/permalink/10159146516257328
Susquehanna Sherman / Early Spring! / https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-around-the-world-susquehanna-sherman/?fbclid=IwAR02cRtFsyobulAdF2k98TlLsv5E1lLKI8zvj8FHc2mrV6TLzYEZozqfhtk
Two Rivers Tunnel / Early Spring! / https://www.facebook.com/TwoRiversWildlifePark
Wiarton Willie / Early Spring! / https://twitter.com/willieofficial?lang=en
Woodstock Willie / Early Spring! / https://www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org/community/page/groundhog-days

 

*While Lucy is not strictly a marmota monax, she loves to join the festivities and has quite her own following in Nova Scotia.  Groundhogs are very inclusive.

 

PROGNOSTICATOR HALL OF FAME

and Last Report:


Bailieboro Bill, Retired, 2016
Brandon Bob, Missing In Action, 2019
Brighton Bill, Retired, 2015
Chattanooga Chuck, Deceased, 2021
Cobourg Chris, Retired, 2016
Colborne Cal, Retired, 2016
Douro Dave, Retired, 2015
Ennismore Ernie, Retired, 2016
Gary the Groundhog (Kleinburg,) Retired, 2020 - may have moved to Pennsylvania
Grafton Greg, Retired, 2016
Milltown Mel (New Jersey), Deceased, 2022
Norwood Nick, Retired, 2016
North Carolina Nibbles, Deceased, 2016
Oil Springs Ollie, Deceased, 2021
Peterborough Pete, Retired, 2016
Port Hope Paul, Retired, 2016
Queen Charlotte, Retired, 2017
Rice Lake Ricky, Retired, 2016
Ridge Lea Larry, Stuffed, 2018
Stonewall Jackson (New Jersey), Deceased, 2016
Thistle the Whistlepig, Retired 2018
Winnipeg Wyn, Deceased, 2020

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If there are other Official Prognosticators out there, we would love to hear from you! Drop a comment on our ABOUT US page, and we'll add you to our International Leaderboard.

 

 

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