Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck's big day is nearly here. What to know on Groundhog Day

Since the 1800s, Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if ...
The Republic

Hope the groundhog to predict early spring or longer winter

Hope’s popular Groundhog Day celebration, presented by Main Street of Hope and Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators, is just around ...
WKAR

8 things to know about Groundhog Day and its big star, Punxsutawney Phil

It shares its name with a classic film in which a single day is stuck on repeat — but Groundhog Day is a day like no other. That's especially true for a small town in Pennsylvania, where celebrity ...
WXIX-TV

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a raucus, record-sized crowd at Gobbler’s Knob in ...

Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s ...