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Bill Murray visited Punxsutawney’s Groundhog Day celebration in 1992

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 22nd, 2023

Find out about Bill Murray’s 1992 visit to the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.[…]

Groundhog Uni’s Groundhog Day 2022 ceremony

by Countdowntogroundhogday on February 4th, 2022

On Groundhog Day most of the staff here at Countdown to Groundhog Day took a trip out to Myerstown, Pennsylvania to witness Uni the Groundhog’s annual trip down the Tulpehocken Creek.[…]

10 days until Groundhog Day 2021

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 23rd, 2021

There are now only 10 days until Groundhog Day. Are you eagerly anticipating the big day like the rest of us?[…]

Groundhogs Around The World: Poppy the Groundhog

by Countdowntogroundhogday on January 3rd, 2021

Last year saw the introduction of a new member to the Groundhog Day forecasting scene. That groundhog’s name is Poppy and she has quickly become one of the most popular groundhog weather predictors in the country.[…]

Groundhogs Around The World: Susquehanna Sherman

by Countdowntogroundhogday on November 6th, 2020

Since the mid 2000s, a stuffed groundhog named Susquehanna Sherman has been predicting the weather on Groundhog Day to an audience of two people in Pennsylvania.[…]

“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.”[…]