Manitoba Merv predicts early spring

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre marketing and communications coordinator Jacques Bourgeois hangs out with his friend Manitoba Merv on Groundhog Day at the local marsh in the RM of Rockwood on the morning of Feb. 2; 2021. Manitoba Merv didn't see his shadow; which according to legend indicates there will be an early spring in southern Manitoba. (Brook Jones/Selkirk Settler Times)

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Manitoba Merv woke up on the morning of Feb. 2 at Oak Hammock Marsh and didn’t see his shadow, which legend has it – means there will be an early spring in southern Manitoba.