Groundhog Day 2026: Buckeye Chuck Predicts an Early Spring in 2026 (Cleveland Magazine)

Atta boy, Chuck! You GO groundhog! What does that crazy Pennsylvania rodent know anyway???

Spring is just around the corner in Ohio — according to Buckeye Chuck, anyway.

Northeast Ohio’s weather-predicting groundhog, who goes by the name of Murray, did not see his shadow at an event on Groundhog Day. The animal, which lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, is taken to Marion every year on Feb. 2 to make his prediction, looking for his shadow in the likes of Punxsutawney Phil.

The event drew Buckeye Chuck fans out for the morning festivities, held this year at the Marion County Fairgrounds.

Murray’s prediction stands in contrast to the famous Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted six more weeks of winter from his event at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania.

Read it all and check out who’s right more often: Buckeye Chuck or Punxsutawney Phil?

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