Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham seems to be on the Ms. G bandwagon in the drive to have Drumlin Farm’s resident groundhog named as the official groundhog for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You can read her column here (which we will note appeared after two stories in The Lincoln Squirrel here and here)….
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Lincoln groundhog basks in media attention, hopes for future stardom
By Alice Waugh
Will there be six more weeks of winter? Only the shadow knows—Ms. G’s shadow, that is. Come to Drumlin Farm on Saturday, Feb. 2 to see Drumlin’s resident groundhog — the potential future Groundhog of the Commonwealth.
The festivities kick off at 10:00 sharp at Drumlin’s main entrance, where WBZ-TV meteorologist Joe Joyce will be broadcasting the weather report live starting at 7 a.m. After everyone gets the long-term forecast from Ms. G and learns a bit about woodchuck behavior, there will be coffee, crafts and treats provided by Whole Foods Market of Wayland and Wellesley.
Groundhog Day at Drumlin actually features several TV weather experts. From 10:30 a.m.to noon, Mish Michaels, Joe Jones of WBZ-TV, Terry Eliasen (executive weather producer at WBZ), and Cindy Fitzgibbon (a former Fox-25 meteorologist) will be on hand to answer weather-related questions—and Ms. G will also be available for photos form her adoring public (see below for a full rundown of the day’s activities). Learn more about Ms. G and other groundhogs as well as the origins of Groundhog Day here.
Lincoln Winter Carnival schedule is here!
The 2013 Lincoln Winter Carnival kicks off Friday, February 1 with community bingo and a concert by the U.S. Air Force band of LIberty Jazz Ensemble. Other events that weekend include: Girl Scout breakfast Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm Snowshoe tours at deCordova Vermont PuppeTree performs “Caps for Sale” Community skating Lincoln Family Association Energy…
Groundhog Day festivities with Ms. G, Mish Michaels
Will we have six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Join us as Ms. G, Drumlin Farm’s resident groundhog, gives her forecast for the rest of the winter at Drumlin Farm’s Groundhog Day celebration on Saturday, February 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include: Get the up-to-the-minute woodchuck weather forecast from Ms. G…
Kids, crafts and tents at Codman Campout
(This article was originally published in the Lincoln Journal on June 21, 2012.) By Alice Waugh The Codman Community Farms entrance area was a colorful and congenial place to be on the night of June 16, as dozens of families pitched tents, ate dinner and enjoyed some campfire camaraderie during the annual Codman Campout. For…