You don't want to miss these fascinating facts about Groundhog Day and the furry critters that we celebrate every February.

Dunkel tells PEOPLE that the groundhog enjoys spending his time sleeping and eating, especially bananas. Ace Hardware In 2025, Phil has decided to broaden his horizons and leave the stump to ...

Gloria McGowan of Williamsport, Ind., center, watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather ...

scratching him and feeding him with a syringe until he was old enough to eat on his own. Soon Guthlein was spreading the word. “We’re gonna do Groundhog Day,” he told then-Mayor Gloria Bradford.

hunting and eating groundhogs. Members of Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, organized in 1899, care for Phil at a customized space beside Punxsutawney Memorial Library — where there's a window with a ...

Pennsylvania Germans settled in the area, and in the late 1880s, they started celebrating the holiday by picnicking, hunting and eating groundhogs. Members of Punxsutawney Groundhog Club ...