Groundhog Day! Here We Go Again.

It’s Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil, the Nostradamus of rodents and Woodstock Willie both saw their shadows this morning so we are in for 6 more weeks of winter! The groundhog arguably the most famous member of his species and the most recognizable of all the country’s animal prognosticators. We are the only people who will accept a rodents predictions for the weather and yet deny scientists forecasts for climate change. Below is an explanation of how this tradition all came about!

 

 

How Groundhog Day Came To the U.S.