Feb. 2 is Marmot Day in Alaska. Here is a poem originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on Marmot Day in 2011. "BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA...Marmot Day is ...

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Alaska officials said a recent law makes Tuesday, known as Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania and other states, a holiday known as Marmot Day for Alaskans. Sen. Linda Menard ...

Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. 2 Marmot Day in Alaska. The bill was introduced by Sen. Linda Menard, a Wasilla Republican. Because groundhogs are not common in Alaska ...

FAIRBANKS — When the Alaska Legislature passed a bill in 2010 designating Feb. 2 as Marmot Day, the University of Alaska Museum of the North’s mammal curator Link Olson welcomed the inclusiveness the ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin ...

FAIRBANKS - Let’s get one thing straight: There are groundhogs in Alaska and the groundhog capital of the Last Frontier is right here in Fairbanks, as anyone who has seen a dead woodchuck alongside ...

PAXSON -- There is termination dust on the peaks, typical for early September in the Alaska Range. Expect snow to stay until late June. But in spite of the white summits, the fall has been fairly mild ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. 2 Marmot Day in Alaska, legislation introduced by state Sen. Linda ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. 2 Marmot Day in Alaska. The bill was introduced by Sen. Linda Menard, ...

JUNEAU, AlaskaJUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. 2 Marmot Day in Alaska. The bill was introduced by Sen.