Shubenacadie Sam predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day

Shubenacadie Sam predicts early spring The groundhog Shubenacadie Sam didn’t see her shadow on Friday morning, which, according to folklore, means there will be an early spring.

Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam made her annual Groundhog Day prediction Friday morning and said Maritimers can expect an early spring.

Shubenacadie Sam took several minutes to emerge from her burrow at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Shubenacadie, N.S., and did not see her shadow.

She then immediately ran into nearby Christmas trees and hid from the crowd.

Last year, Sam saw her shadow, which folklore says means six more weeks of winter.

Sam is the first groundhog in North America to make a prediction, about an hour before other groundhogs in Ontario and the eastern United States.

Lucy disagrees

Meanwhile, on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Lucy the Lobster predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing her shadow Friday morning.

Lucy crawled out of the ocean for her own annual prediction in Barrington, N.S., which is considered the lobster capital of Canada.

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