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Wiarton Willie. 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. Although the original Wiarton Willie died in 1999, the ...
Wiarton Willie, the groundhog who fictitiously predicts the weather in the Ontario town that relies on him as a major tourist draw, is dead — and has been for some time. Content.
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. Lucy the ...
Wiarton Willie, Ontario's weather forecasting rodent, predicted an early spring on Thursday when he didn't see his shadow. This year's Groundhog Day forecast was officially announced at 8:07 a.m ...
Statues, murals, signs and more help to celebrate Wiarton Willie all year long. And of course, each February 2nd, Groundhog Day, many folks travel early morning to Wiarton or tune into the news to hear Willie's prediction of either an early spring, or six more weeks of winter. The prediction is broadcasted globally.
Wiarton Willie 2025 Festival and Prediction Morning. Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring on Feb 2, 2024. Every February 2nd, anticipation fills the air as people from all corners of the globe eagerly await the prediction from our famed groundhog. With all eyes on Wiarton Willie, the question lingers: will he cast a shadow, foretelling
Wiarton Willie fan Keith Davidson, of Big Bay, holds up his Wiarton Willie sign while he waits for the groundhog’s annual prediction in Wiarton, Ont. on Monday, February 2, 2015. Photo by James ...
Wiarton Willie, the groundhog who fictitiously predicts the weather in the Ontario town that relies on him as a major tourist draw, is dead — and has been for some time.. The latest iteration of ...
Ontario's Wiarton Willie, the gifted albino prognosticator has died, South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson announced Tuesday. The famed rodent died due to a tooth abscess prior to last year ...
Wiarton Willie, a famous contributor to Groundhog Day festivities, died on Friday, according to the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. He was 13, more than three times the average age of his peers in ...
Wiarton Willie has died. Rumours of Willie’s death have swirled since Groundhog Day after the mayor of Wiarton, Ont., was seen in a video tossing a fur hat and making the prediction without the ...
The weather prognosticating albino groundhog made his 67 th annual prediction at 8:07 a.m. this morning, and since he didn’t see his shadow, an early spring it was. It was the first prediction for the latest Willie, who arrived in Wiarton late last year after he was found in Cleveland. And it was newly elected South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Gary ...
Wiarton is located roughly three hours from Hamilton and is home to Ontario’s only renowned resident rodent, Willie. It’s unclear where exactly the Groundhog Day ritual originates from.
Wiarton Willie. Wiarton Willie has come in the form of multiple groundhogs. The original is said to have lived 22 years, which far exceeds the six year lifespan of the average groundhog. Wiarton Willie has been famous in Ontario for decades, but he shot to national fame after it came out that he never made it to the 2021 Groundhog Day celebration.
South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson (right) announced the death of Wiarton Willie on Tuesday but the weather-predicting rodent actually died before the last Groundhog’s Day. Ontario’s ...
Thomas the Tank Engine will drive kids around in Bluewater Park during a Wiarton Willie Festival event on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 in Wiarton, Ont. (Supplied) Little kids can ride in a motorized but trackless Thomas the Tank Engine, while big kids can try out axe-throwing — both real and pretend varieties, the latter an inflatable attraction ...
Some of the crowd waiting for Wiarton Willie’s prediction on Groundhog Day, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. The prediction was an early spring. (Scott Dunn/The Sun Times/Postmedia Network) Wiarton Willie in his straw bed on Groundhog Day 2024, after predicting an early spring in Wiarton, Ont. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.
The Sun Times. Published Feb 02, 2024 • 1 minute read. Join the conversation. South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Jay Kirkland bends down to confer with Wiarton Willie during Groundhog Day festivities in Wiarton Friday morning. The prediction - early spring. (Scott Dunn/the Sun Times/Postmedia) No shadow, spring is on the way. Story continues below.
WATCH: Groundhog Day 2024: Wiarton Willie predicts early spring for Canada – Feb 2, 2024. On Friday, shortly after 8 a.m., a groundhog was carried out onto the stage at Wiarton Arena, to decide ...
Mayor Janice Jackson takes a second message from Wiarton Willie, in Wiarton, Ont., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Rumours of Willie’s death have swirled since Groundhog Day after a video was released ...