Who knew that Decatur had it’s own version of Punxsutawney Phil and Gen. Beauregard Lee?
Lori send in this great video of guinea pig Decatur Frank, “the great prognosticator of Decatur”, at the bandstand this morning announcing to the entire Decatur community and the larger world that he did in fact see his shadow.
So go buy a shovel and a couple more sleds. It sounds like we’re in for six more weeks of winter. 
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But General Beauregard Lee predicted an early spring. Oh, the conflict!
Hilarious!
Frank! Frank! Frank!
Sees his shadow in thick fog?
Ve get too soon old und too late schmart.
Pennsylvania German Groundhog Lodges
The groundhog, an indigenous creature of North America, has been associated for centuries with the Pennsylvania German tradition of weather prognostication.
In fact, the tradition of using an animal for weather prognostication was introduced here in America by the first German immigrants who had participated in a similiar European tradition for centuries. However, since groundhogs did not exist in a European enivronment, the badger was the chosen creature.
Next Year we need Frank on the Square!
Yes, there’s a festival for that- – Guinea pig gala
Has that Guinea pig been calibrated or certified recently? You know those things can lose accuracy over time.