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Long Island’s leading groundhogs Holsville Hal and Malverne Mel agreed with each other for the first time in three years in making their seasonal forecast on Friday for Groundhog Day. Long Island’s three groundhogs are among six statewide and about 150 across the nation to offer predictions in the tradition of Punxsutawney Phil, the original Groundhog Day forecaster. Join in on the Groundhog Day forecasting festivities and make your own groundhog to take home. Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave, Garden City, licm.org Free with admission. 12 p.m. Feb. 1. The Long Island Children's Museum commemorates America's favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil with a drop-in craft on the Groundhog Day, which is celebrated in Canada and the United States every Six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Hundreds will gather at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday, Feb. 2, to hear Holtsville Hal’s famous forecast. According to tradition, if a groundhog sees its shadow after stirring from hibernation on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, spring should arrive early. Superintendent Losquadro will reveal Hal’s Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel predicted Long Island will see an early spring. An early morning celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday brought out Groundhog Day enthusiasts of all ages. Meet the Groundhog Day prognosticators of the tri-state . Take the kids for a fun day at Long Island Children’s Museum. 1:53. Bring the family for indoor fun at Empire Adventure Park in Last year, Long Island's three groundhogs were divided in their prognostications, with Mel predicting an early spring while his Suffolk counterparts called for more winter. Long Island winters can The groundhog suggested today that Long Island will have six more weeks of winter. The furry marmot who calls the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve home woke up bright and early this morning — on his day — to deliver his weather prognostication for the coming months. A groundhog yawns, as though just awakened from his winter slumber. (Image credit: Adobe Stock) Without further ado, here are the United States’ most accurate groundhogs to date. First Place: Staten Island Chuck. Also known as Charles G. Hogg, Staten Island Chuck lives in New York City Staten Island Zoo. Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel delivered conflicting Groundhog Day predictions for the second year in a row on Thursday during their festive early morning ceremonies on Long Island. Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal have been fixtures at Long Island Groundhog Day ceremonies for more than two decades. Animal-welfare activists are asking officials to halt the use of the animals The Long Island Children's Museum commemorates America's favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil with a drop-in craft on the Groundhog Day, which is celebrated in Canada and the United States every PETA activists are calling for Punxsutawney Phil, the region's fluffiest weather predictor, to be replaced with a vegan "weather reveal cake" during Sunday's annual Groundhog Day celebration in QUOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck may get the spotlight most Groundhog Days, but not to be outdone, Sam Champion also gave his prediction on Tuesday. Furry Forecaster at LICM Garden City. Saturday, February 1. Watch at the at the Long Island Children's Museum to see if fan favorite groundhog; Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his home in Gobbler Located at: Long Island Children’s Museum in Garden City . Where did this Groundhog’s Day tradition begin? “On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Long Island groundhogs Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel disagreed on Groundhog Day Thursday morning for the first time in five years over whether there'll be a long winter or an early spring. Entertainment; Groundhog Day 2025 facts: 7 things you need to know before the prediction. Published: Jan. 28, 2025, 7:31 a.m. Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, “Malverne Mel” is the groundhog of Malverne, in Long Island, New York. Mel
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