Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? What to know about the groundhog's prediction
The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.
Phil emerged from his home at Gobbler's Knob as the sun rose in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2. Did he see his shadow?
Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro dared PETA to "come and take" Punxsutawney Phil, the state's famed groundhog.
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