Countdown to Groundhog Day

Bill Murray returns to Woodstock, Illinois to shoot new Groundhog Day related commercial for Jeep?

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 26th, 2020

There have been a number of reports that Bill Murray was back in Woodstock, Illinois (the filming location of the 1993 classic Groundhog Day) this weekend, shooting a commercial for Jeep.[…]

Buffalo Bert provides first Winter prediction of the Groundhog Day season

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 25th, 2020

Groundhog Day is still over a week away, but Buffalo Groundhog Day took place today, January 25th, in Buffalo, New York.[…]

Groundhogs Around The World: Shubenacadie Sam

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 25th, 2020

Are you aware of Shubenacadie Sam, one of Canada’s most powerful weather predicting groundhogs?[…]

“Fireman Phil” Phantastic Phil

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 20th, 2020

“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

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 19th, 2020

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

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 10th, 2020

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.

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 4th, 2020

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!

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 3rd, 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

by Countdowntogroundhogday on December 7th, 2019

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.[…]