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About Sam. Shubenacadie Sam is a weather-predicting groundhog who resides at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia. Living on the eastern edge of Canada, Sam makes the first prediction in North America every year at 8:00 am AST. Sam is active on Twitter and enjoys yoga and meditation. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. Shubenacadie Sam: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 8:00am AST: Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park: 149 Creighton Rd, Shubenacadie, 2025: Groundhog Day in Nova Scotia. Shubenacadie Sam – Prediction – TBA. Sunday, February 2, 2025, 8 a.m. Shubenacadie Provincial Wild Park, 149 Creighton Rd, Shubenacadie. Lucy the Lobster – Prediction – TBA. Sunday, February 2, 2025 | 8 am AST. Cape Sable Island Causeway, Barrington. TR Tunnel – Prediction – TBA Watch Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam makes her prediction Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca. Inflation slows ahead of Bank of Canada’s 1st interest rate decision of 2025. 1:53. 6 hours ago. Shubenacadie Sam is a prognosticating Groundhog from Shubenacadie in Nova Scotia, Canada. Shubenacadie Sam has made 26 predictions since 1999. – the groundhog’s scientific name is Marmota monax, one of 14 types of marmot that can be found in the Northern Hemisphere – except for Groundhog Day, Shubenacadie Wildlife Park is open only on weekends during winter, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – this year’s event will take place in the parking lot of Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Description: Shubenacadie Sam is the first groundhog to make a prediction every year on Groundhog Day at 8am sharp (Atlantic time). Sam lives at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia and has been predicting since at least 1999 but possibly as far back as the 1980s. On Groundhog Day, Wildlife Park opens from 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m, featuring Sam’s prediction enclosure in the main lot with the big prediction at 8 a.m. February 2nd is also World Wetlands Day, and Shubenacadie Wild Park usually celebrates with interactive displays about the Maritimes wetlands. Of all the animals at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, none have achieved the fame of Shubenacadie Sam, our very own prognosticating groundhog. Every February 2, Sam takes part in a long-standing North American tradition: Groundhog Day. According to superstition, if a groundhog comes out its burrow and sees its shadow on February 2, there will be 6 The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman introduces Nova Scotia's Groundhog Day stars! In the news business, being first matters and Shubenacadie Sam has an edge over other groundhogs by making the “Shubenacadie Sam,” also known as Sammy, resides in Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Sammy is the first North American prognosticator to cast his prediction on Groundhog Day. Shubenacadie Sam climbs out of her burrow and predicts an early spring during a Groundhog Day event at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ted There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). “Groundhog Day shares the spotlight with World Wetlands Day, and the wildlife park is excited to offer engaging activities that celebrate wetlands and their incredible biodiversity.” It kicks off at 7:45 a.m. with Sam’s prediction posted to X, shortly after 8 a.m. You can attend in person or watch the live stream on Facebook. Living on the East Coast, Shubenacadie Sam is typically the first groundhog in North America to issue a long-term forecast. Meanwhile, Ontario’s most famous groundhog, Wiarton Willie, was expected to offer a seasonal prediction to a virtual audience just before 8 a.m. EST. Last year, Willie was nowhere to be seen in a video marking Groundhog Day. Shubenacadie Sam is the first groundhog in North America to emerge on Groundhog Day! What will Sam predict? Will we have an early spring or another 6 weeks of winter? The events start at 7:00 am with Shubenacadie Sam making his appearance and prediction at 8:00 am sharp. Only in Nova Scotia can you get a lobster squaring off against a lobster about weather predictions! The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman introduces Nova Scot Or have we seen the last of our snowfalls? Shubenacadie Sam to report winter forecast. Groundhog Day: Why we carry on ©2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus News. As usual, Shubenacadie Sam was the first groundhog in North America to make a prediction. But Nova Scotia’s famed meteorological marmot did not appear to be in any rush. In Nova Scotia, Shubenacadie Sam did not see her shadow, predicting an early spring for the Maritimes. Groundhogs go into full hibernation in the winter and
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