Shubenacadie Sam’s groundhog forecast calls for long winter
The folksy, mid-winter tradition known as Groundhog Day has begun with one of Canada’s best known shadow-casting critters signalling a long cold winter ahead. Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his burrow northeast of Halifax this morning, and according to his handlers, saw his shadow. Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees its shadow […]