FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources recently announced their activities for their 2025 Groundhog Day Celebration. Groundhog Day is a fun time too because people get to come and FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater. FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. (WBOY) — Groundhog Day is right around the corner, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has announced the upcoming Groundhog Day Celebration events. The West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host the 48th annual celebration on Feb. 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced plans for its 48th annual Groundhog Day celebration featuring French Creek Freddie. FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced Monday that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on West Virginia’s Groundhog Day Started In 1978 French Creek Freddie didn’t come onto the scene until more than a century later. In 1978, Freddie’s weather-predicting career got its start when former West Virginia State Wildlife Center Superintendent Bill Vanscoy responded to a reporter on Groundhog Day if there was a groundhog on site and After West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced on Wednesday that the state's Groundhog Day celebration in French Creek was canceled, Sen Joe Manchin now says that the event will still happen on Friday. Join the fun and festivities at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center on Feb. 2, 2023, where French Creek Freddie will make his 46th weather prediction. Enjoy music, prizes, hot chocolate, cookies and more at this free event. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announced, on Feb. 1, 2024, that the West Virginia Game Farm at French Creek, Upshur County, which is the home of the groundhog French Creek Freddie, will be open for the The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration Sunday, February 2. Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater. Public invited to attend Groundhog Day at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center on Feb. 2. FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. About Freddie. French Creek Freddie is a weather-predicting groundhog from Upshur County, West Virginia. Unlike his unseen state compatriot Concord Charlie, French Creek Freddie is a visible groundhog, who issues predictions annually from his home at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center. UPDATED - 11:15 a.m., 2/1/24. Groundhog Day celebrations are back on Friday in West Virginia. The state has obtained a one-day clearance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to open and host FRENCH CREEK, WV — West Virginia’s Groundhog Day celebration will be a milestone event for French Creek Freddie, who will make his 45th weather forecast during a public event at the State Wildlife Center on Feb. 2. French Creek Freddie is shown on Feb. 2, 2024, in his enclosure at the West Virginia Wildlife Center at French Creek, Upshur County. On that Groundhog Day, Freddie did not see his shadow FRENCH CREEK — Groundhog Day falls on a Sunday this year, but that won’t stop West Virginia’s own prognosticating groundhog, French Creek Freddie, from predicting what kind of weather lies ahead of us. Freddie will make his prediction during the annual Groundhog Day Celebration at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in French Creek, which [] FRENCH CREEK— The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater. The event is free. Those interested are advised to arrive by 9:30 a.m. ahead of Freddie’s prediction, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. In addition to learning whether or not to expect six more weeks of winter, attendees can also enjoy the following activities, according to a press release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR): The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced Monday that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the amphitheater.
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