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Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! Balzac Billy: Gopher mascot: 02/02/25: 9:00am - 11:00am MST: Balzac Billy is the “Prairie Prognosticator”, a man-sized gopher mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day from the town of Balzac, Alberta. Billy is not a real groundhog because groundhogs are not native to Alberta. Instead, Billy is more properly a Richardson Ground Squirrel (ie, a gopher) who lives in a man-sized burrow outside Celebrate Groundhog Day with Balzac Billy at the 22nd Annual Breakfast! Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast, fun activities, and Billy's 2025 spring prediction. Member Event: 22nd Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast – February 2, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 - Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce, AB Balzac Billy will make the 2025 seasonal prediction at BLUE GRASS NURSERY & GARDEN CENTRE. Join us in celebrating the excitement of Groundhog Day as the Balzac community gathers for the 22nd Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Watch as Balzac Billy emerges from hibernation to predict whether spring will come early or not. Groundhog Day is just around the corner! Time to get acquainted with Canada's premier prognosticators. 2025 at 7:03 a.m. In Alberta, we have Balzac Billy, a Balzac Billy is the "Prairie Prognosticator", a man-sized groundhog mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day. [1] [2] He lives in Balzac, Alberta, 8 km north of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [3] According to the legend of Groundhog Day, the groundhog's behavior is a way of forecasting the weather. If the groundhog sees his shadow, it will Balzac Billy is the "Prairie Prognosticator", a man-sized groundhog mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day from Balzac, Alberta. [ 108 ] Nanaimo a ferry port city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada present Chopper , Marlu , and Van Isle Violet , [ 109 ] all wild [ 110 ] Vancouver Island marmots , for forecasts, via the Posted: January 27, 2025 | Last updated: January 28, 2025. Balzac Billy, Alberta’s prairie groundhog, started as a 1978 radio gimmick and has since become a cherished mascot for Groundhog Day Billy then stuck around and took pictures with kids and did a few morning media hits before dancing the rest of the morning away to live music performed by local band Jeske. Blue Grass Garden Centre has hosted the Balzac Billy Groundhog Day forecast for 14 years, with Friday’s event marking the 21st time Balzac Billy has made a weather What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. The Balzac Business Community Association hosted their Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast to rouse Balzac Billy from hibernation. The celebrations began at 7 a.m. with the annual breakfast. Billy emerged from his hole around 8:15 a.m. and picked up a snow brush predicting six more weeks of winter. Say hello to Balzac Billy, the charming groundhog with a flair for fun and a nose for weather! This plump little prognosticator loves dancing, soaking up the sun, and grooving to country music. Whether he’s predicting the spring weather or just having a blast at community events, Billy brings joy wherever he goes! Balzac Billy, Alberta’s prairie groundhog, started as a 1978 radio gimmick and has since become a cherished mascot for Groundhog Day. Now a symbol of communi 2024 groundhog day results Lucy The Lobster: Barrington Passage, N.S. - Six more weeks of winter Who says groundhogs are the only ones that can predict the weather? Alberta’s Groundhog Day weather predictor, Balzac Billy, resides in Balzac, 24km north of Calgary. Unlike most other Canadian February 2nd celebrities, Billy is a gopher or a Richardson Ground Squirrel – a common species in Alberta. Alberta's "groundhog," Balzac Billy predicted early spring today morning.Legend has it that, on February 2nd, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow, and sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, winter will be shorter.Balzac Billy is not a real groundhog and is a mascot from the town of Balzac, 24km north of Calgary.The origins of Balzac Billy The Weather Network's Connor O'Donovan joins Balzac Billy live to get his Groundhog Day prediction. Will it be an early spring?#groundhogday #alberta - - -Ne Alberta's "groundhog", Balzac Billy predicted for six more weeks of winter on Groundhog day.Legend has it that, on February 2nd, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow, sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, winter will be shorter.Balzac Billy is not a real groundhog and is a mascot from the town of Balzac, 24km north of Calgary.The origins On Thursday, February 2, better known as Groundhog Day, Balzac Billy, the 'Prairie Prognosticator' predicted an early arrival of spring for Albertans, at the Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre. Steve Neubauer, a longtime member of the Balzac Billy Organizing Committee said that the beloved tradition is one that started over 45 years ago. Groundhog Day continues to be a weird, but wonderful tradition every February 2 – in Alberta, across Canada and throughout the United States. Pennsylvania is home to Punxsutawney Phil, a furry forecaster featured in the Bill Murray holiday classic from Gobbler’s Knob.
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