Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s ...

On Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, tradition holds that if the groundhog sticks his head out of his burrow and sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. But if the weather is cloudy, it means ...

Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees his shadow he'll flee back to his burrow, heralding six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, legend has it that spring is around the corner. The roots of this ...

Groundhog Lodge Number 16 on the Jordan (Grundsau Lodsch Nummer Sechzeh am Yahden) held its annual Groundhog Day festivities Monday, Feb. 2 at Wehr’s Dam in South Whitehall Township. Members waited ...

Groundhog Day levity has arrived just in time — but not everyone thinks so. Every Feb. 2, Phil the Groundhog emerges from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. If he sees his ...

Groundhog Day became an instant hit when it came to theaters 33 years ago. The 1993 fantasy comedy starred Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a jaded Pittsburgh weatherman who ventures to Punxsutawney, Penn ...

Groundhog Day levity has arrived just in time — but not everyone thinks so. Every Feb. 2, Phil the Groundhog emerges from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. If he sees his shadow, ...

A musician plays at the inaugural Jessup Groundhog Day ceremony at Station Park. (Chad Sebring/Staff Photo) Hundreds gathered at Station Park for the inaugural Jessup Groundhog Day celebration on Feb.

Another Groundhog Day has come and gone. I hope you celebrated in a cozy nook, wrapped in a Snuggie, with a dog or cat on your lap to ensure that you cannot be moved, because “you don’t want to ...