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On Feb. 2, Alaskans will, for the first time, celebrate Marmot Day instead of Groundhog Day. (File/KTUU-DT)by The Associated Press
Monday, February 01, 2010
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Tuesday may be Groundhog Day in the Lower 48 -- but in Alaska it's Marmot Day. A bill signed last year by Gov. Sarah Palin makes every Feb. 2 Marmot Day, honoring the native ground squirrel since there are few groundhogs in Alaska.
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