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When is Georgia's Groundhog Day ceremony? Beau will make his prediction in the ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. The center is located at 360 Mount Vernon Church Rd. 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] Georgia’s very own groundhog, General Beauregard "Beau" Lee, is gearing up to make his big weather prediction on Feb. 2 at Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson. The Georgia groundhog with the distinctly southern name emerged from his tiny southern mansion on Friday morning to make his annual prediction, part of the wider Groundhog Day traditions Georgia Groundhog Day 2024 | General Beauregard Lee makes his prediction. By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team. Updated February 2, 2024 7:36am EST Pets and Animals. FOX 5 Atlanta JACKSON, Ga. Groundhogs General Beauregard Lee in Jackson, Ga., predicted six more weeks of winter and Punxsutawney Phil in Punxsutawney, Pa., said there will be an early spring with conflicting While most eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Gen. Beauregard Lee is the go-to groundhog here in Georgia. The first Groundhog Day was celebrated at Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2, 1887. 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). 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. So it was no surprise on this sunny Georgia morning that he signaled warm weather in the weeks ahead. 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 While most eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Gen. Beauregard Lee is the go-to groundhog here in Georgia. The first Groundhog Day was celebrated at Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2, 1887. Groundhog Day Animation created for the observance of Groundhog Day for the Air Force Reserve, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, January 28, 2025. This Animation was created as a TASK to observe The Georgia groundhog with the distinctly southern name emerged from his tiny southern mansion on Friday morning to make his annual prediction, part of the wider Groundhog Day traditions Groundhog handler AJ Derume holds Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow, predicting late spring during the 136th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2022, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. General Beauregard Lee is a prognosticating Groundhog from Jackson in Georgia, USA. In 2025, Beau did not make a prediction. Georgia Groundhog Day 2023: General Beauregard Lee makes his weather prediction. By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team. Updated February 3, 2023 12:04am EST Gwinnett County. FOX 5 Atlanta Most of the country looks toward Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil for guidance on Groundhog Day. But Georgia has its own oracle: General Beauregard Lee, one of several woodchucks presiding over Georgia's groundhog lives at Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson, Georgia. Director Ike English previously said that Waffle House hash browns and Indian Springs water are what has kept the 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 "The best known Groundhog Day ceremony occurs each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania." Punxsutawney Phil is the official weather groundhog. Georgia and Jimmy the Groundhog from Sun Prairie,
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