Larry Stier, a member of the Friends of Heinz Refuge, created the event 15 years ago and led the crowd in a very silly groundhog hat and tie with his pants tucked firmly in his socks. Tinicum Tim ...

In recent years, the annual festival has even been live-streamed to people as early as six in the morning, as members of the top hat-wearing Inner Circle announce the groundhog’s “forecast.” ...

Jim Donovan dons his top hat and learns some Groundhog Day secrets from those in the inner circle.