UPDATE: Wiarton Willie has predicted an early spring.
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Ontario’s most famous groundhog is set to deliver a spring prognostication today.
In a prediction that favours folklore over science, Wiarton Willie will supposedly declare an early spring or six more weeks of winter based on whether or not it sees its shadow.
Organizers in South Bruce Peninsula say Willie’s prediction will be ushered in with pre-dawn fireworks over the Wiarton Arena parking lot.
Groundhog Day is part of a tradition rooted in European agricultural life, marking the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
Canadian Press