http://www.miss604.com/2007/02/not-just-punxsutawneys-big-day.html Vancouver Blog Miss604 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miss604.com/2007/02/not-just-punxsutawneys-big-day.html#comment-1476 Loud Murmurs » Groundhog Day in Canada Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/2007/02/not-just-punxsutawneys-big-day.html#comment-1476 [...] Update: Thanks to Miss604 (who also associates the day not only with the aforementioned animal but also with that Sonny and Cher song) I learned that there are more than just the two groundhogs I mentioned. There’s a whole list of them throughout North America (most of them in the US). From CityNews: Nova Scotia: Shubenacadie Sam Brandon Manitoba: Brandon Bob Alberta: Balzac Billy Kleinburg, Ont.: Gary the Groundhog Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Bill Marion, Ohio: Buckeye Chuck St. Louis: Chester Dunkirk, New York: Dunkirk Dave West Virigina: French Creek Freddy Georgia: General Beauregard Lee Sun Prairie, Wisconsin: Jimmy the Groundhog Long Island, N.Y.: Malverne Mel Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Octarara Orphie Vermont: Peewee, the Woodchuck Hollis, New Hampshire: Pennichuck Chuck North Carolina: Sir Walter Wally Staten Island, N.Y.: Staten Island Chuck Unadilla, Nebraska: Unadilla Bill [...] [...] Update: Thanks to Miss604 (who also associates the day not only with the aforementioned animal but also with that Sonny and Cher song) I learned that there are more than just the two groundhogs I mentioned. There’s a whole list of them throughout North America (most of them in the US). From CityNews: Nova Scotia: Shubenacadie Sam Brandon Manitoba: Brandon Bob Alberta: Balzac Billy Kleinburg, Ont.: Gary the Groundhog Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Bill Marion, Ohio: Buckeye Chuck St. Louis: Chester Dunkirk, New York: Dunkirk Dave West Virigina: French Creek Freddy Georgia: General Beauregard Lee Sun Prairie, Wisconsin: Jimmy the Groundhog Long Island, N.Y.: Malverne Mel Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Octarara Orphie Vermont: Peewee, the Woodchuck Hollis, New Hampshire: Pennichuck Chuck North Carolina: Sir Walter Wally Staten Island, N.Y.: Staten Island Chuck Unadilla, Nebraska: Unadilla Bill [...]

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