We would love to have you join us in person this year or tune in LIVE at 8am with Lucy the Lob’STAR as she crawls out of the ocean at the Cape Sable Island Causeway, in search of her shadow offering her prediction about how much winter is left in 2025. Special giveaways, hot chocolate, coffee, and treats for those who join us this year! Fresh from the spa and ready to dazzle, Lucy the Lob’STAR is making waves this Groundhog Day, February 2nd, here on the South Shore in the Municipality of Barrington, THE Lobster Capital of Canada! February 2nd, 8:00 AM Description: Since 2018, Lucy the Lobster has been predicting the weather in Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia. On Groundhog Day Lucy emerges from the ocean, and if she sees her shadow there will be more winter. If not it will be an early spring. Forecasting since: 2018 Twitter Page Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! Lucy the Lobster: Lobster: 02/02/25: 8:00am AST: Cape Sable Island Sunday, February 2, 2025, 8 a.m.; Park open: 7:30 am- 10:30 am. Shubenacadie Provincial Wild Park, 149 Creighton Rd, Shubenacadie. Details. Lucy Lobster – Cape Sable Island Causeway. Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl festival’s mascot, Lucy Lobster, is famous for her weather predictions. The prediction by the only prognosticating crustacean in the Lucy the lobster first surfaced in 2018 in Barrington, N.S., the lobster capital of Canada, whose fame has grown with each passing year, earning her the nickname “lob-star”. Nova Scotia also has a unique native animal predicting the weather – a lobster. Lucy the Lobster is the mascot of the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Festival, which takes place in February. 2025: Groundhog Day in Nova Scotia. Shubenacadie Sam – Prediction – TBA. Sunday, February 2, 2025, 8 a.m. Instead of a groundhog, event organizers brought Lucy the Lobster to make a winter weather prediction, a Facebook video shared on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 2, shows. Crawling out of the water Lucy’s prediction kicked off the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl in Barrington, which is considered the lobster capital of Canada. Last year, the two animals agreed there will be six more weeks of winter. The official book launching will kick off a signature festival, the 2025 Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Festival, on Saturday February 1 at Captain Kat’s Lobster Shack in Barrington Passage. Starting at 12 pm AST, the event will include book signings by the author, a reading and a chance to meet the real Lucy the Lobster in person. About Lucy. Lucy the Lobster makes Groundhog Day predictions on February 2nd to kick off the Lobster Crawl festival in Barrington, Nova Scotia. The Municipality of Barrington says Lucy is the only prognosticating crustacean to make a prediction in Canada. Bill Murray was reported as being bemused by the idea of a lobster forecaster. Move over Phil, Sam and Wiarton Willy, Lucy is fresh from the spa just in time for Feb 2nd Groundhog Day here on the South Shore in the Municipality of Barrington, THE ‘Lobster Capital of Canada’! Among the many highlights of this festive season is Lucy the Lobster, South Shore ‘s answer to the traditional Groundhog Day predictor. Lucy, taking center stage since 2018, emerges from the chilly Atlantic waters on Groundhog Day, and her behaviour is observed to predict whether spring will arrive early or winter will persist. Lucy the lobster is the future. Everyone is sick of Groundhog Day (no offense, Phil) and it's time to liven things up a bit. ©2005–2025 Mashable, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All Rights Every Feb. 2 since 2018, Lucy the Lobster has crawled out of the ocean on the North East Point waterfront on Cape Sable Island in the Lobster Capital of Canada – a.k.a. the Municipality of Barrington – and with help perched herself on top of a wooden lobster trap for her Groundhog Day prediction. Lucy’s story begins when the South Shore Lucy the Lobster has made 6 predictions since 2018.. 5 predictions (83%) of six more weeks of winter; 1 prediction (17%) of early spring; 1 time, Lucy’s prediction went unrecorded In the self-described lobster capital of Canada, Barrington, N.S., a 50-year-old crustacean named Lucy has been making weather predictions on Groundhog Day f On a day normally reserved for groundhogs, Lucy the Lobster will take the spotlight in Barrington. For the fifth straight year, Lucy will make her way out of her crate on the Cape Sable Island Causeway tomorrow at 8 a.m. Director of Marketing and Tourism for Barrington Suzy Atwood says Lucy has become very popular. Event in Barrington, NS by Visit Barrington on Sunday, February 2 2025
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