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At the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, Nova Scotia’s most famous groundhog said no to six more weeks of winter. 0:51 Groundhog Day: Lucy the Lobster says six more weeks of winter. 1:51 N.S. groundhog, lobster agree on 6 more weeks of winter Watch: On this Groundhog Day, a Nova Scotian lobster is making her own predictions for winter. Shelley Steeves was on Cape Sable Island Location: Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada 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 Only in Nova Scotia can you get a groundhog squaring off against a lobster about weather predictions! The Weather Network's Nathan Coleman introduces Nova Scotia's Groundhog Day stars! The Lobster Crawl is packed with various events, including the Lobster Roll Off Competition and the delightful Tail End Reception at the month’s close. The festival also features a lobster treasure hunt, promising fun for all ages. Nova Scotia also has two weather groundhog forecasters – Shubenacadie Sam and TR Tunnel. Since 1987, Sam has 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. 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. Enter “Lucy the Lobster,” a 33-year-old clawed crustacean in Nova Scotia, according to her Twitter account. Nova Scotia is a province in northeastern Canada and along the Atlantic Ocean. When placed on top of her weather predicting lobster trap, there was a shadow. Lucys Groundhog Day prediction is the kick-off to the month-long Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl happening along the South Shore during February. Bosse has played a part in the lobster crawl since day one. As a chef, I live lobster, he said. Its the crustacean of choice Nova Scotia's Lucy the Lobster made a very different Groundhog Day prediction than Shubenacadie Sam, signalling six more weeks of winter. Less info Share this item on Facebook Share this item on Groundhog Day also falls halfway between the winter solstice, or the longest night of the year, and the spring equinox, which is when day and night are the same length. Shubenacadie Sam, the Prognosticating Groundhog, may be Nova Scotia’s most famous groundhog. Since 1987, four groundhogs have been honoured with the name of Shubenacadie Sam. Everyone is sick of Groundhog Day (no offense, Phil) and it's time to liven things up a bit. Let's take a leaf out of Nova Scotia's book and hire a lobster instead. This Groundhog Day, Nova Scotians decided to let a lobster take a crack at predicting the seasons, in addition to the traditional groundhog. In front of an appreciative audience, Lucy the Lobster crawled out of the ocean onto the South Shore and — after a little help climbing aloft a lobster trap — failed to see her shadow, predicting an Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025 Lucy the Lobster: Lobster: 02/02/25: 8:00am AST: Cape Sable Island Causeway: Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia : Hope the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Events. Each year there are various lobster related events during the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl. Aside from being able to attend the lobster roll-off competition, there a few other events and the calendar changes each year. Previous events have included the seafood chowder competition, a craft beer festival, and an art And it seems a lobster is just as good as a groundhog, since Lucy's prediction matched that of Shubenacadie Sam, Nova Scotia's groundhog. According to the Coast Guard , Lucy is a 6.5-pound beauty Today is Groundhog Day and the world will hear from famous groundhogs Phil, Sam and Wiarton Willy! While the world woke up to these furry predictions, Lucy The Lobster was fresh out of the ocean for Groundhog Day on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in the Municipality of Barrington. Shubenacadie Sam is a Canadian groundhog who lives at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in the town of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Sam's shadow is closely observed at 08:00 AST to make the traditional prediction whether there will be an early spring. It may be Groundhog Day in Nova Scotia, but Shubenacadie Sam isn't the only animal here predicting the weather. There's also Lucy the Lobster — and
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