Van Isle Violet

Van Isle Violet is a marmot who has been providing Groundhog Day predictions since 2020 on Vancouver Island for the Marmot Recovery Foundation.

Although Violet is usually hibernating on February 2nd, she is given a health check up on that day, and if she sees her shadow during that time, that means there will be a long winter. If Violet does not see her shadow, then there will be an early spring.

There have been at least two Van Isle Violets. The original Violet was lost sometime after her Groundhog Day 2020 prediction, causing her fellow marmots Chopper and Marlu to stand in for her on Groundhog Day 2021. A new Violet took over in 2022.