Feb 1, 2025 · Though Punxsutawney Phil is the original and most famous groundhog to predict the weather come Groundhog Day, there are actually quite a few across the country. ... Punxsutawney Phil has been around since 1887. (Well okay, the name and the concept is that old; the groundhog has changed over the years!) Thousands travel to Gobbler's Knob in ...

The Pennsylvania Lottery's mascot is a groundhog named Gus, referred to in commercials as "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania", in deference to Phil. [24] Because the Groundhog Club Inner Circle has trademarked the use of the name "Punxsutawney Phil", no commercial entity may use the name without the permission from the Inner ...

Whether they're "132 years old," college educated or known biters — every famous weather-predicting groundhog in the U.S. is unique. And every year, people anxiously watch as the groundhog...

Jan 7, 2025 · Believe it or not, there are a slew of other famous groundhogs who have the same gig in their hometowns and have made quite an impression on their communities. So without further adieu, read on...

Jan 31, 2025 · The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom...

Feb 1, 2025 · Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Jan 28, 2025 · Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886. Starting in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with its now-famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, the tradition spread throughout America. It is now celebrated all over, and not just with groundhogs. There are also other weather-predicting animals (and stuffed toys ...

Jan 31, 2025 · 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 groundhog Punxsutawney Phil delivers his annual weather prediction on Feb. 2 to thousands of people in person, and millions more online.

Feb 1, 2024 · The groundhog is a member of the squirrel family and related to chipmunks and prairie dogs. It's also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig — or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language...

Feb 2, 2023 · Punxsutawney Phil, or Phil for short, is the name of a groundhog residing in Young Township, near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil is the marmot of renown celebrated in the town’s annual Groundhog Day festival.