Groundhog Day annually sends visitors to the area to take in scenes from the movie, and Sunday was no different as a crowd gathered around the home of Woodstock Willie.

The Cherry Tree Inn is well known among fans of “Groundhog Day,” the cult classic filmed in Woodstock that is the basis for the city’s annual Groundhog Days festivities and prognostication.

And the iconic Woodstock Opera House was also in Groundhog Day. The Woodstock Opera House boasts a lot of history. Orson Welles once took the stage here in a production of Hamlet.

The groundhog is now an honorary seasonal employee of Ace Hardware — the official yard care sponsor of Groundhog Day 2025 — and is focused on helping customers with year-round yard care solutions.

Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-prognosticating groundhog, attends the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog ...

Groundhogs are herbivores, eating up to 1.5 pounds (1 kg.) of plant material a day. They like dandelions, grass, alfalfa, asters, beans, broccoli, lettuce, coneflowers, and many more garden plants.

Groundhog Day was on Sunday, one of our more unique holidays where we get a seasonal weather forecast from a beloved rodent. The main one is Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, but Georgia also has ...

Hundreds flocked to Woodstock Square to hear Woodstock Willie's prediction and learn if there will be an early spring or winter for the next six ... Groundhog's Day at Woodstock Square. WGN Chicago.