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On Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, Connecticut's Chuckles XI will deliver his first prognostication since his "arrest" by Guilford police last year. Friday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day. The Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester held its annual event with Chuckles, the state's official groundhog. Connecticut’s official groundhog makes his Connecticut’s own groundhog, prognosticating prairie dog, and local legend Duck made their Groundhog Day predictions on Friday. By Rob Polansky and Marcy Jones Published : Feb. 2, 2024 at 6:22 Of Connecticut's three Groundhog Day animals, Beardsley Bart has had the most luck in correctly guessing the weather, boasting an 80 percent rate of accuracy in the past five years, according to previous reporting by Hearst Connecticut. Chuckles XI rests shortly after delivering his prediction on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2024, at the Lutz Children's Museum. Joseph Villanova / Hearst Connecticut Media Manchester Mayor Jay Moran listens for a prediction from Chuckles XI, held by animal curator Ashley Little, while museum educator Mackenzie Watkins looks on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at The Lutz Children’s Museum is proud to be the home of the official Connecticut state groundhog. Crowds of dedicated fans gather at the museum each year on Groundhog Day to hear his prediction. Chuckles will be making his live annual prognostication from Lutz Children’s Museum this coming Groundhog Day Friday, February 2, 2024 in person. Chuckles, Connecticut’s state groundhog, was up early on Friday to do his Groundhog Day job – to predict whether we will have an early spring or six more weeks of winter. And — Chuckles has MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s official groundhog, Chuckles XI, predicted we would have an early spring. The Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester held its annual Groundhog Day And on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, surrounded by adoring fans, Chuckles will make his annual prediction on what weather the next six weeks will bring. This year marks Chuckles XI's third prognostication since being appointed as the official state groundhog in 2022 , replacing the late Chuckles X after she died in 2020 . Chuckles and Beardsley Bart, Connecticut’s answer to Punxsutawney Phil, made their own Groundhog Day predictions on Thursday morning. By Rob Polansky Published : Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:51 AM EST The Children's Museum in West Hartford has added a new groundhog to its animal sanctuary and is letting the public vote for its new name ahead of Groundhog Day. The woodchuck is now more abundant in Connecticut than it was during Colonial times. Range: The woodchuck's range extends from eastern Alaska, through much of Canada, into the eastern United States, and south to northern Georgia. Description: The woodchuck, also called groundhog, is the largest member of the squirrel family in the state. This Scramble the Duck is a prognosticating Pekin duck from Eastford, Connecticut who makes an official prediction on “Duck Day” every February 2nd. Billed as “an accurate alternative to the groundhog,” Scramble has an impressive perfect record of weather prognostications. NOAA released the study ahead of Groundhog Day, which falls on Sunday, to analyze which groundhogs -- along with one prairie dog statue and a tortoise -- were the most accurate in predicting Connecticut families are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a Groundhog to determine whether Nutmeggers are in for an early Spring or not. This weekend, hit the Groundhg Day Celebration at Ansonia Beardsley Bart is the principal prognosticating prairie dog at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. His official title is Senior Spring Arrival Specialist. Every year, Beardsley Bart says that spring is coming eventually, and he has always been 100 percent correct. Punxsutawney Phil may soon be out of a job—if PETA has its way. The animal rights organization sent a letter on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, urging the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire its famed groundhog to a sanctuary and replace him wit On Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, Connecticut's Chuckles XI will deliver his first prognostication since his "arrest" by Guilford police last year. About Chuckles. Chuckles (XI) presides over the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Connecticut. Before making his prediction, the 8-month-old groundhog was sworn in as the official state groundhog by the former town mayor, then whispered his prediction into the ear of current mayor. The Bronx Brooklyn Connecticut Hudson Valley Long Island New Jersey Westchester. When the last Groundhog Day celebration was held in the parking lot of the American Legion back in February
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