Woody Admits She Was Wrong As Snow Flies On First Day of SpringWoody Admits She Was Wrong As Snow Flies On First Day of Spring

3/20/13 - Michigan’s official groundhog, who resides locally, is facing the facts that she was incorrect and this is definitely not the early spring she predicted. Behind sunglasses, Woody fessed up today during a press conference at the Howell Conference and Nature Center where she resides. Like all female woodchuck prognosticators, Woody is not afraid to admit when she’s wrong. Nature Center Director Dick Grant tells WHMI that Woody did have some hesitation when she exited her home the morning of the prediction, went back in and then came out again just in time to indicate an early spring. He says it was a really close finish and she only came back out at the very last second, so they called an early spring and perhaps they actually had it wrong. Regardless of who is to blame, Grant says Woody’s record stands on its own and she’s been correct 75% of the time. While Woody did correctly pick the Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl, she has since decided to avoid March Madness entirely. (JM)