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Milltown Mel, a groundhog who has for years offered his weather predictions on Groundhog Day, has died, his handlers say. They say Mel "recently crossed over the rainbow bridge" — and their It was a somber Groundhog Day in Canada, as Fred la marmotte – the beloved groundhog who predicted weather – was found dead hours before he could take part in his annual tradition. A Kentucky groundhog died on Groundhog Day — just days after predicting an early spring.. Major, a nearly 10-year-old rodent meteorologist living at the Second Chances Wildlife Center The organizer of Thursday's Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir announced the sombre news following some 40 minutes of festivities, including music and dancing. Mel died just before Groundhog Day, leaving his community in central New Jersey "at a tough time of year, when most of his fellow groundhogs are hibernating." In a Facebook post, the wranglers Fred la Marmotte, Quebec’s beloved groundhog who predicted whether spring would come early, was found dead early Thursday, just hours before he was supposed to perform his annual ritual. I announce to you that Fred is dead.” Fred, 9, was found dead overnight, but officials believe he could have died during hibernation several weeks before Groundhog Day. New Jersey's Weather Predicting Groundhog Milltown Mel Dies Days Before Groundhog Day 2022 According to The Guardian , Fred showed " no vital signs " after Blondin tried to wake him, local media A beloved Canadian groundhog, Fred la marmotte, was found dead before he could complete a North American tradition of predicting the onset of spring on Groundhog Day on Thursday. A beloved Canadian groundhog, Fred la marmotte, was found dead before he could complete a North American tradition of predicting the onset of spring on Groundhog Day on Thursday. Kids and adults cheerfully waited for Fred to appear at an annual event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, on Thursday, before event organizer Roberto Blondin announced the stubby burrower's demise. Fred, 9, was found dead New Jersey has long had its own groundhog - and celebrated its very own Groundhog Day. Like everything else, we went our own way! But back in 2021, that Jersey groundhog - Milltown Mel, um, well, died. It is now 2025 and ol' Mel is still dead. The problem is - there was no backup for Mel. No reserve groundhog, no backup groundhog. Cloudy skies expected for Groundhog Day. LIVE DC plane crash updates: All feared dead after midair collision. Groundhog Day 2025: What time will Punxsutawney Phil come out? Groundhog Day in Quebec took a grim turn when the province’s beloved furry oracle, Fred la Marmotte, was found dead hours before he was expected to make his Groundhog Day history. All feared dead after midair collision. Trump blasts DEI in wake of DC plane crash. Man arrested for aggravated assault at Gwinnett County gas station. The Brief. Woodstock, Illinois, became the filming location for "Groundhog Day" (1993), and the town now celebrates the movie with an annual festival that attracts visitors from around the world. Maria Pfister, left, and Liz Alvey, with the Pringle Nature Center, bring out Bristol Bob for his 2023 Groundhog Day winter prediction. This year's program is Sunday, Feb. 2. Organizers of a Groundhog Day event in Quebec had to use a stuffed toy groundhog stand-in after the live groundhog was found dead. The Canadian groundhog known as Fred la Marmotte was found dead The magical rise and soul-crushing fall of Groundhog Day in small-town N.J. Published: Jan. 30, 2025, And you can’t test an animal for rabies unless it’s dead, he added. The original Wiarton Willie lived to the advanced age of 22, and was found dead only two days before Groundhog Day in 1999. The organizers were unable to find a replacement, and instead marked Groundhog Day by revealing "Willie" in a coffin. He had been dressed in a tuxedo, with coins over his eyes, and a carrot between his paws. Groundhog Day history. All feared dead after midair collision. Trump blasts DEI in wake of DC plane crash. Man arrested for aggravated assault at Gwinnett County gas station.
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