Punxsutawney Phil. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and other celebrants gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney this ...

Regardless of the groundhog seeing his shadow and what the next six weeks of winter might bring, there will be plenty of events to fill the February schedule at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport.

According to folklore, we can expect an early spring if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day.

With the cold snap hitting Vernon, it should come as no surprise that the city’s favourite groundhog is predicting more winter to come.

Since 1886, when the tradition began, Groundhog Day has been held on Feb. 2 every year. But it wasn’t always about a ...