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Buckeye Chuck's Groundhog Day Forecast
Marion, OH · Quirky
- When
- February 2, 2027
- Where
- Marion County Fairgrounds Colosseum · Marion · OH
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Buckeye Chuck, Ohio's official state groundhog since 1979, delivers a live winter forecast at the Marion County Fairgrounds Colosseum every February 2, broadcast on Marion radio station WMRN. The tradition has run for more than 45 years. The groundhog itself now lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
The history within reach
Buckeye Chuck, Ohio's official state groundhog since 1979, delivers a live winter forecast at the Marion County Fairgrounds Colosseum every February 2, broadcast on Marion radio station WMRN.
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