“Fireman Phil” Phantastic Phil
“Fireman Phil” is one of the Phantastic Phil statues that can be found around town in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce this Phil “is a tribute to the late firefighter Leroy ‘Cookie’ Depp. ” Additionally on the statue there are patches from three local fire companies as well as the number worn by Leroy. Leroy’s family sponsored the creation of the statue, not just as a memorial to Depp, but “as a tribute to volunteer firefighters everywhere.”[…]
Groundhogs Around The World: Milltown Mel
Since 2009, Milltown Mel has been providing a yearly Groundhog Day prediction for folks in Milltown, New Jersey. As with most other prognosticating groundhogs, if Milltown Mel sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of Winter, and if not there will be an early Spring.[…]
Time to order your Groundhog Day 2020 greeting cards
There are now only 23 days until Groundhog Day! If you haven’t ordered your Groundhog Day greeting cards yet, it’s time to do so![…]
Ned. Ryerson.
Ned Ryerson, the pushy insurance salesman from Groundhog Day, is one of the greatest characters to have ever graced the silver screen. […]
30 days until Groundhog Day 2020!
There are now only 30 days until Groundhog Day 2020! Are you ready? Which groundhog’s prediction do you trust most?[…]
Groundhogs Around The World: Woodstock Willie
Although the 1993 Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day was set in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of arguably the world’s most popular Groundhog Day ceremony, the movie was not actually filmed there. Instead it was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois.[…]
Help us find all of the Groundhog Day Groundhogs and Groundhog stand-ins
Last year we here at Countdown to Groundhog Day began compiling a list of as many Groundhog Day Groundhogs and Groundhog stand-ins from around the world that we could find.[…]
Chattanooga Chuck passes away at age 10
On November 11th, Chattanooga Chuck, one of Tennessee’s most prominent groundhog forecasters, passed away at the age of 10.[…]
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is out now
The VR sequel to the 1993 classic Groundhog Day, Grondhog Day: Like Father Like Son is finally available to play.[…]
Groundhog Day 2020 is only 4 months away!
There are now only 4 months until Groundhog Day! Let the 4 month celebration begin![…]
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