Find out about Bill Murray’s 1992 visit to the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.[…]
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.[…]
There are now only 10 days until Groundhog Day. Are you eagerly anticipating the big day like the rest of us?[…]
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.[…]
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” 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.”[…]
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Philtuminous: The Heritage Hog – This Phantistic Phil is sponsored by the Miller Brothers Furniture and is located on West Mahoning Street in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.[…]
This is the stump at Gobbler’s Knob that Punxsutawney Phil is pulled out of every Groundhog Day during the Punxsutawney’s Groundhog Day ceremony.[…]
This is Phillage, the first Phantastic Phil, which was painted by artist Kelly Porada. It features Phil with the traditional tuxedo and top hat worn by the caretakers of Punxsutawney Phil.[…]
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