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Brevard's previous white squirrel for White Squirrel Day was Pisgah Penny, who died last year. Pisgah Piper is carrying on her family's legacy, as she's the niece of Pisgah Penny.
The White Squirrel Weekend is a wonderful way to spend a a few days in Brevard. Let’s be honest, however, and recognize that a weekend in this beautiful area isn’t enough.
Rosenberg said Brevard likely has the largest colony of white squirrels in the U.S. "This is the first time I’ve heard of a white squirrel being seen in Cary," Rosenberg said.
Before long, according to City of Brevard's website, the squirrels began breeding and little white squirrel babies began appearing all over town. Then in 1986, an ordinance established the ...
Brevard, NC is a nationally certified Main Street community nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has become a shopping destination because of the many unique shops and restaurants ...
For the seventh year in a row, Groundhog Day will be celebrated in Brevard as “White Squirrel Day.” However, unlike previous years, the popular downtown event that typically draws hundreds of ...
Photo entries must include at least one local WNC white squirrel in the shot. Submit your entries to the Transylvania Community Arts Council, located at 349 S. Caldwell Street Brevard, NC.
Brevard, NC, will mark Groundhog Day with a unique harbinger of spring — a white squirrel called Pisgah Pete. If he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.
BREVARD, North Carolina – Brevard, North Carolina has done away with Groundhog Day and made its own holiday. The city celebrates White Squirrel Day instead, where Pisgah Pete, a white squirrel ...
BREVARD, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The White Squirrel Institute announced that Pisgah Piper, the latest in a line of prognosticating white squirrels, has predicted an early spring.
In Brevard, white squirrels are so prized that in 1986, the city council passed an ordinance establishing a sanctuary for the animals, and today they’re celebrated at the annual White Squirrel ...
Brevard's ambassador white squirrel, Pisgah Pete, predicted six more weeks of winter and the Chiefs as the Super Bowl champions on White Squirrel Day Feb. 2, 2021. The 52-minute event was livestreamed ...