Porcupine Stands in for Marmot on Groundhog Day
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
PORTAGE, Alaska — Thanks to the Alaska State Legislature, Alaska celebrates Marmot Day on February 2, which is the Alaska version of Groundhog Day.
This year, Snickers, a porcupine, stood in for Alaska’s furry ground squirrel at a celebration in Portage at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
AWWC says, like his Punxsutawney cousin, the "prickly favorite" did not see his shadow, which means an early spring.
Sen. Linda Menard, R-Wasilla, sponsored the bill in 2009 and former Governor Sarah Palin signed Marmot Day into law and it became an Alaskan tradition with the first celebration in 2010.
PORTAGE, Alaska — Thanks to the Alaska State Legislature, Alaska celebrates Marmot Day on February 2, which is the Alaska version of Groundhog Day.
This year, Snickers, a porcupine, stood in for Alaska’s furry ground squirrel at a celebration in Portage at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
AWWC says, like his Punxsutawney cousin, the "prickly favorite" did not see his shadow, which means an early spring.
Sen. Linda Menard, R-Wasilla, sponsored the bill in 2009 and former Governor Sarah Palin signed Marmot Day into law and it became an Alaskan tradition with the first celebration in 2010.
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