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Long Island's Groundhogs To Make Their Prognostications On Thursday
WATCH: Holtsville Hal will tell all about whether there will be six more weeks of winter, or not.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island's two resident groundhogs — Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel — will make their prognostications on Thursday at 7 a.m.
If a groundhog sees its shadow after stirring from hibernation on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter, but if not, spring could arrive early. In the past, the two little guys have not always agreed.
Hal will tell all about whether there will be six more weeks of winter or not at his home at the Town of Brookhaven's Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve before a crowd. The preserve's menagerie, which includes a Eurasian lynx, Leonardo DiCatbrio, a Bobcat, a Bald Eagle, and an American Buffalo to name a few, will also be available for viewing until 11 a.m.
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Refreshments from Bagel Lovers and 7-Eleven will be served.
The site is located at 249 Buckley Rd., Holtsville.
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Those who cannot make the event can view a livestream on Highways Supt. Dan Losquadro’s Facebook page. He will reveal Hal’s forecast around 7:25 a.m.
Mel will make his prognostication at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann's Malverne.
The farm is located at 480 Hempstead Ave., Malverne.
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