“Groundhog Day is about fun, really, not about scientific facts,” said Dunkel. “We had a former [club] president who once said that there are a lot of serious things happening around the ...

The groundhog was killed by the family’s dog on May 31 and was picked up by an animal control officer and tested at the state Public Health & Environmental ... “Rabies is a serious illness, ...

Some are more accurate than others. Not all groundhogs had equal forecasting powers. Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions were correct 52 times out of 100, while three mascots—Essex Ed from Essex ...

Move over Punxsutawney Phil, Gulf Breeze has found its own groundhog. Only this one is 15-feet-tall and can also predict the winner of the Super Bowl.. From now on, Santa Rosa County will ...

'Groundhog Day' Is Now A Musical, ... the opener "There Will Be Sun" sounds more serious than it is when you see it on stage sung by bundled-up people waving thermoses as they wait to see a ...

One thing it's not: serious business. "We know this is silly; we know this is fun," said Marcy Galando, executive director of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

FALMOUTH, Maine — Groundhog Day may be a tongue-in-cheek holiday, but it remains the one day earmarked in the United States for an animal: Marmota monax, the largest and most widely distributed ...

At 6:47 a.m. today, Chuckles, Connecticut’s official groundhog, predicted an early spring this year after not seeing his shadow, according to Manchester Mayor Jay Moran, who speaks Groundhogese.

FILE – Mr. Groundhog relaxes in his bed, Feb. 3, 1959, in Scranton, Pa., after making his prediction. Appearing to scan the newspaper to check the facts is this frisky pet of Alex Jimoosky Jr.

One thing it's not: serious business. "We know this is silly; we know this is fun," said Marcy Galando, executive director of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.