Groundhog Day

As our nation’s favorite groundhog Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction for an early spring, our Connecticut critters had a few predictions of their own.

The Milwaukee Zoo celebrated Groundhog Day with penguins as they too didn’t see their shadow predicting an early spring.

Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his winter slumber this morning in Pennsylvania and did not see his shadow, which according to lore means an early spring.

Chuckles, Connecticut’s state groundhog, was up early on Friday to do his Groundhog Day job  –  to predict whether we will have an early spring or six more weeks of winter. And — Chuckles has predicted an early spring. There was a ceremony at Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester for the event and families watched on as the state’s...

A new analysis of his forecast shows a coin toss would be more accurate, with shorter and warmer winters impacting the annual tradition.

In a tradition synonymous with early February in America, a furry forecaster in Pennsylvania tells chilly people all over the nation if spring will come early.

The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, drew thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants to change Groundhog Day by replacing the furry forecaster with a gold coin.