Mount Joy Minnie

Mount Joy Minnie is a groundhog puppet who wears a spring bonnet and resides in a papier-mâché tree stump, and who has provided a winter forecast on Groundhog Day in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, since 2008.

A small ceremony, organized by the Mount Joy Area Chamber of Commerce, is held at the Rotary Club clock, and coffee and hot chocolate are provided to the crowd. One of the hallmarks of the celebration is a crazy hat contest, that is held during the event.

If Mount Joy Minnie sees her shadow then there will be a long winter. If Minnie does not see her shadow, there will be an early spring.

The Mount Joy Minnie tradition was started by a local banjo-playing shop owner by the name of Robert "Bob" Myers, who passed away after the first celebration, and the event is continued in his memory.