Celebrate Groundhog Day with Holland Huck - 7th Annual Holland Huckleberry Day celebration, Friday, February 2, anytime after 6:30 a.m. at the home of Holland Huck on Pilliod Road, Holland, OH. At a few minutes before 8:00 a.m., Huck is carried outside to make his prediction. If you get there early, you're invited inside the home of Huck's owners for conversation, tasty treats, and a hot beverage. Here's last year's posting of the event with pictures.
A little more about the event from an invitation card I received:
"On February 1, Hucky may be on K100 radio in the morning."
"We are having two contests this year."
" 1) Make a groundhog themed treat for this year's celebration (cookie, muffin, cake, etc.) and your creativity could be rewarded with a special prize."
" 2) Take the best picture of Hucky alone (not [owners] Charlie and Terri) you can. If we choose your picture to use for next year's Holland Huckleberry Day card, you will win a special prize!"
A couple pics from last year:
Huck resting upstairs before heading outside to make his forecast.
Huck and owner Charlie.
The forecast.
posted by jr to entertainment at 3:22 A.M. EST
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I dont care what anyone says, those groundhogs are so damn adorable! Thanks for the pics JR.
posted by tm at 08:13 A.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
"[Huck's] favorite food is peanut butter on toast for breakfast with the rest of the family. He also enjoys red clover blossoms, lambs quarters, salted peanuts in the shell, potato chips and sweetened iced tea. He has litter trained himself by taking over the cat's litter box on our screened in porch."
"He is only a 6-month pet because around the 1st of September he starts going into hibernation mode. Everyday he starts sleeping more and more until he slowly fades away into total hibernation around the first of November. Around the 1st of April he wakes up looking for a mate. During his hibernation he sleeps in a nest of towels in a smaller cage in our basement where it is cool and quiet."
posted by jr at 09:03 A.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
Is this open to the public it would be fun to attend. Though I dont see an address and don't know the people personally.
-Josh
jshriver@gmail.com
posted by jshriver at 12:39 P.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
If I REALLY thought him not seeing his shadow would mean a faster end to winter, I'd plug the little sucker!! LOL
posted by JeepMaker at 02:35 P.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
Groundhog Day is the biggest joke ever, as well as the cruelest. Seems like EVERYBODY has one, and every damn one of them sees their shadow. ugh.
posted by Darkseid at 04:38 P.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
Just keep him out of my tomatoes.
posted by holland at 04:46 P.M. EST on Thu Feb 01, 2007 #
Amazing! Most of the 'major' groundhogs didn't see their shadows-too good to be true, but I'll take it LOL
posted by Darkseid at 06:36 P.M. EST on Fri Feb 02, 2007 #
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