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How to watch Georgia's Groundhog Day celebration You can watch the big reveal on the FOX LOCAL App or live on the FOX 5 Atlanta YouTube or Facebook pages. Groundhog Day history Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob — a tiny hill just outside of the town — wasn't made until Feb. 2, 1887. That year, Phil saw Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob — a tiny hill just outside of the town — wasn't made until Feb. 2, 1887. That year, Phil saw The 16-pound groundhog is the pride of Butts County: his 60%+ accuracy record is bushels better than Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil's 30%. Since 1982, Beauregard Lee has predicted an early spring every year but three: in 2013, 2018 and 2019. GROUNDHOG DAY: Will Georgia's General Beauregard Lee see his shadow? He's making his Groundhog Day forecast at the Dauset Trails Nature Center. MORE: Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, which means people nationwide are visiting rodents for their weather predictions. Driving the news: We asked Axios Atlanta readers to pick the best prognosticator between two groundhogs: Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil or Georgia's own Gen. Beauregard "Beau" Lee. 67.2% picked Beau. Overall, 279 of you responded to the Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil takes the headlines every Groundhog Day, but down in Georgia all eyes turn to another meteorological Marmota monax (that's the groundhog's scientific name). ATLANTA — From vibrant cultural celebrations to theatrical performances and unique experiences, Atlanta is buzzing with exciting events this week. Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival. WHEN JACKSON, Ga. — It’s Groundhog Day. Again. While most eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Gen. Beauregard “Beau” Lee is the go-to groundhog here in Georgia. Here in metro Atlanta, Friday’s morning temps were in the 40s near the city with a few areas in the upper 30s ahead of daybreak. That’s cold, but warmer than Thursday’s start in the 20s and 30s. Here's when Groundhog Day began: The first mention of Groundhog Day came in 1886 in Punxsutawney. Over the years, several other locations have begun using their own groundhog, including General Beauregard Lee of Atlanta, Dunkirk Dave of Dunkirk, New York, and Jimmy of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Atlanta Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival. 591 likes. Annual juggling festival hosted by the Atlanta Jugglers Association on a weekend in early February. Approximately 200 registered jugglers attended the 46th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival held at the Yaarab Shrine Center February 2-4 2024. The festival started out fairly quiet but people filed in to register at a reasonable rate, and by 7:30 pm about 50 jugglers were happily practicing and passing clubs in small groups. We meet weekly and hold an annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival in February each year. We were featured on the Channel 11 TV show Atlanta & Company on June 14 Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob — a tiny hill just outside of the town — wasn't made until Feb. 2, 1887. That year, Phil saw PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Sunday marks the day the U.S. turns to a groundhog to learn if winter will tighten its grip on the country or if spring will arrive soon. That’s right, it’s Groundhog Day Groundhog handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2014, in Punxsutawney Here's when Groundhog Day began: The first mention of Groundhog Day came in 1886 in Punxsutawney. including General Beauregard Lee of Atlanta, Dunkirk Dave of Dunkirk, New York, and Jimmy of Groundhog Day revelers gather at the Dauset Trails Nature Center on Feb. 2, 2024 to watch General Beauregard Lee's annual prediction. (404) 685-2400 In Atlanta General Beauregard Lee is a groundhog in the US state of Georgia widely considered to be the Groundhog Day weather prognosticator for the Southern United States. [ 1 ] The previous forecaster before General Beauregard Lee was General Robert E. Lee, who started making predictions in 1981. [ 2 ]
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