2) Punxsutawney’s first Groundhog Day in Gobbler’s Knob dates back to February 2, 1887, when the town’s newspaper editor Clymer Freas informed his readers: “Today is groundhog day and up ...

Punxsutawney Phil is back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day with thousands in Pennsylvania on Sunday. So six more weeks of winter or early spring?

Since 1887, the U.S. has been looking to Punxsutawney ... as the animal that would cast a shadow or not. Badger Day or Groundhog Day are based on this folklore: Simply put, if it’s cloudy ...