CT’s own Chuckles, Beardsley Bart make Groundhog Day predictions

MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - Chuckles and Beardsley Bart, Connecticut’s answer to Punxsutawney Phil, made their own Groundhog Day predictions on Thursday morning.

The Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester opened its doors at 6 a.m. so children could meet the groundhog.

Chuckles predicted an early spring.

“I actually wanted it to be spring a lot because I want it to be summer, and I really wanted it to be my softball season,” said Elizabeth Johnson, a second grader.

He also had the Eagles by 6 in the big game.

Video of the predictions was streamed on the museum’s Facebook page.

More information on the Lutz Museum can be found on its website here.

Not to be outdone, the Beardsley Zoo’s “Beardsley Bart,” a prairie dog, also predicted an early spring.

“Beardsley Bart is a very early riser and when he came out this morning, he confirmed that he did not see his shadow,” said zoo director Gregg Dancho. “But every year, Beardsley Bart says that spring is coming eventually, and he has always been 100 percent correct.”

Meanwhile down at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, PA, Punxsutawney Phil made a contradictory prediction. He saw his shadow, which his “inner circle” translated to mean 6 more weeks of winter.

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