Chopper, the Gwinnett Braves groundhog mascot, was in attendance as Gen. Lee made his prognostication. (Photo from Yellow River Game Ranch web site)
LILBURN - Georgia's resident groundhog, Gen. Beauregard Lee, predicted an early spring for Georgia.<br />
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Gen. Lee lives at Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, where prognostications for spring have taken place for 34 years.<br />
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A statement on the game ranch's website said:<br />
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"General Beauregard Lee awoke to 44 degrees and a heavy overcast after an overnight rain. He did not see his shadow, foretelling an early spring for the Sunny South."<br />
