Six more weeks of winter

Published on February 2nd, 2023

Punxsutawney Phil – the legendary groundhog weather watcher – woke up and saw his shadow, calling for six more weeks of winter.

Each February 2, on Groundhog Day, the members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club make the pilgrimage to Gobbler’s Knob, Phil’s official home in Punxsutawney, PA.

The group waits for Phil to leave his burrow and, legend has it, if he sees his shadow we’re in for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, we get to bask in an early spring.

He saw his shadow…

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