The white squirrel

Since I put the white squirrel as an option on the latest poll, and since I haven't posted anything about them yet, here is a quick peek at the greatness that is "the white squirrel."

There are 5 towns that use the white squirrel as their "claim to fame." Olney, IL; Marionville, MO; Kenton, TN; Brevard, NC; Exeter, ON

Before moving to southern IL, I had never heard of the white squirrel. Once here, I assumed that Olney was the only place, but I stand corrected. To find more about these five towns and the white squirrel events, go to Roadside America's page on white squirrels. My favorite line is this...

Laws on the Olney books give the squirrels right-of-way on every street; residents are fined if they try leave town with one.

But wait, there's more - lots more. If you would like to have some art depicting the white squirrel, then whitesquirrelart is your destination, from the fine folks in Brevard, NC. They have White Squirrel Note Cards, Christmas Cards, Postcards, Photo Gift Book, and DVD's. (Now you can get all that Christmas shopping done in one place)

But where did the white squirrels come from? A few theories (at least from Olney, IL) can be found here.

Now you know a little more about a white squirrel, would it be the "white" item you want for Christmas?

Before you go, you have to check out this video done for the city of Exeter, ON: