The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

What is Groundhog Day and why do we continue to honor this tradition every February? Maybe because it’s a great reason for a ...

Weather watchers need not fret, there’s hope despite Punxsutawney Phil’s depressing prediction of six more weeks of winter. Grover the Groundhog, Schuylkill County’s venerable prognosticator, failed ...

A wildlife expert and a meteorologist weigh in on Punxsutawney Phil’s weather-forecasting abilities—though he is on the money ...

Wild animals like Punxsutawney Phil don’t exist to entertain us. Each one belongs in the wild where it plays an important ...

Six more weeks of winter puts spring in the middle of March, where it should be, and leaves gardeners plenty of time to get pre-season work done.

Groundhog Day 2024 puts the answer to that question in the tiny hands of furry prognosticators across Canada and the U.S. as we turn to everyone's favourite forecasting rodents to find out if we're in ...

Not a single groundhog, even a domestic one, can be imported from a list of 36 states known to have rabies strains not currently present in the Garden State. And no one can import a groundhog ...

Second Annual Groundhog’s Day Gala at the Whiting Knights of Columbus Hall, 1120 119th St. in Whiting. Music, a full bar and ...

And it always seemed to me that in the garden, the same approach usually makes the most sense. As Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, we’re supposed to hope for a cloudy day so Mr. Punxsutawney Phil doesn ...

Groundhogs get a bad reputation as garden-and-crop-gnawing nuisances, but they serve a role in the ecosystem that is often overlooked, Will said, by digging tunnels that aerate soil and provide ...