By Emily Mayer Groundhog Day is a custom brought to the United States with the arrival of German immigrants, particularly the Pennsylvania Dutch of Pennsylvania. Deutsch is the German word for Germans ...

The first official Groundhog Day was celebrated in this country in 1887, but the tradition goes back many, many more years than that.

Discover the fascinating origins of Groundhog Day, a blend of ancient European folklore and American tradition, as ...

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection hosted its annual No Child Left Inside Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park in Torrington ...

Punxsutawney Phil’s legend as the world’s foremost weather prognosticating groundhog is unparalleled, so it seems unlikely he woodchuck his reputation away for anything.

Massachusetts is in for another six weeks of winter, according to Commonwealth’s official groundhog, Ms. G, who saw her ...

Punxsutawney Phil -- perhaps the world's most famous groundhog -- saw his shadow meaning, according to legend, that we will ...

"I might add that it is quite a puzzling day for me too. You see, I have a little touch of rheumatism and, like everyone else ...

French Creek Freddie did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. More than 600 people attended the annual Groundhog ...

The Grammys have nearly 100 awards to hand out. There’s simply not enough time to fit all of that, plus performances and ...

Dozens of Groundhog’s Day fans gathered early Sunday morning at the Lutz Children’s Museum, home of Chuckles, the official ...

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WFSB) - Sunday is Groundhog’s Day! Connecticut’s tradition continued this morning by turning to Chuckles the Groundhog from the Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester to predict ...