Groundhog Day 2025 Wiarton Willie Smith. Wiarton Willie Festival 2025 Ontario’s Famous Groundhog Returns Sunday with Fireworks and Since that lighthearted moment, the Wiarton Willie Festival has evolved into an annual. Those keeping the Wiarton Willie tradition alive in Ontario's South Bruce Peninsula carried the white-haired groundhog inside a see-through box filled with a bed of straw to a stage around 8 a.m.
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And with that playful gesture, Wiarton's Groundhog Day tradition was born The white limestone statue, called "Willie Emerging", was unveiled on February 3, 1996, and has become a popular landmark in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.
Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, but Fred, Sam and Lucy the Lobster disagree on Groundhog
The white limestone statue, called "Willie Emerging", was unveiled on February 3, 1996, and has become a popular landmark in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. Sunday marked Groundhog Day and Ontario's Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow, indicating an early spring The spotlight will be on Wiarton this weekend as the town gears up for its annual Wiarton Willie Festival, culminating in the highly anticipated Groundhog Day Prediction Morning on Sunday, February 2, 2025
Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day CTV News. Sunday marked Groundhog Day and Ontario's Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow, indicating an early spring Wiarton Mayor Jay Kirkland, who per local tradition is the only person who can speak "Groundhogese," put his ear to the box and then announced Willie's prediction of an early spring to the crowd.
Early spring on way? Wiarton Willie sees shadow on Groundhog Day TorontoToday.ca. After Groundhog Day, Wiarton Willie remains a local attraction with his statue in Bluewater Park serving as a popular photo opportunity for tourists The spotlight will be on Wiarton this weekend as the town gears up for its annual Wiarton Willie Festival, culminating in the highly anticipated Groundhog Day Prediction Morning on Sunday, February 2, 2025