Forget Groundhog Day! Feb. 2 = Marmot Day, thanks to Sarah Palin Every year at this very same time on this very same day the very same thing happens: Bill Murray and others talking about groundhogs, of all things. ... Groundhogs Day – Punxsutawney Phil vs.... Phil had the upsetting news this morning on Groundhogs Day, coming out of his hole at Gobbler's Knob, that there will be six more weeks of winter. That's not good. However, those of us in Northwestern Illinois follow a different winter prognosticator, Woodstock Willie. You may not think of him when you hear Groundhog Day, but you've seen him and his town. Woodstock, Illinois, more specifically Woodstock Square, is where the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day was filmed. It wasn't really filmed in Punxsutawney. So what did Willie find when he popped out of his hole? He saw no shadow, meaning an early winter, which is definitely good news to those of us in Illinois that woke up to... The Groundhog Behind the Myth As some of Pennsylvania's earliest settlers were German, they continued the tradition upon noticing a large population of groundhogs, which resemble the ... Sammi the Pocono groundhog is dead; predicted more winter on her last day The Groundhog Lodge No. 6 is actively seeking a replacement for Sammi, who was one of several prognosticating groundhogs for the lodge, which dates back 60 ... How much do you know about groundhogs? Scientists know that groundhogs in Pennsylvania hibernate for about 100 days, from November to February. But what if Phil lived in South Carolina or Maine? ...

On Groundhog Day N.J. 's Milltown Mel sees his shadow Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerJerry Guthlein brings out "Milltown Mel, " during the Groundhog Day celebration in Milltown. The groundhog predicts 6 more ...

Oak Park Newspaper Brookfield, IL—On February 2, groundhogs can still be hibernating, but staff at Brookfield Zoo are hoping that Children's Zoo's furry meteorologists will ...

News, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia - Local News Groundhogs seem to appear everywhere each year on Feb. 2. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is no different. Their own "Chattanooga Chuck" made his ...

Photos from The Bay City Times To help celebrate Groundhogs Day parents, guardians, neighbors or grandparents came into school and shadowed their child. John Ehlke | The Bay City Times.

Photos from The Bay City Times Parents and guardians shadowed their child in their everyday activity in spirit of Groundhogs Day. John Ehlke | The Bay City Times.