forecasting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow during the annual spectacle at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney.

In 1913, John Frampton was the first to grab a photo for the newspaper of Phil spotting his shadow. His longest stretch of seeing his shadow is 21 years, which came between 1913 and 1933.

The Punxsutawney rodent's fame began to spread, and newspapers from around the globe began to report its Groundhog Day predictions. Today, over 20,000 fans come to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on ...

The world’s most famous soothsaying groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, declared six more weeks of winter on Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. REUTERS Sunday marked Phil’s first Groundhog Day as a father.

Punxsutawney Phil was right just 27% of the time over last 11 years. ... which was the first officially documented trek to Gobbler's Knob, where the ceremony is held. Currently, ...

Punxsutawney Phil and his Groundhog Club made the first official trek to Gobbler's Knob in 1887. The Inner Circle is tasked with carrying on the tradition of Groundhog Day and protecting Phil's ...

Punxsutawney Phil has been right 39% of the time since the tradition started in 1887, according to the Stormfax Weather Almanac. Phil has seen his shadow more often than not, predicting a longer ...

Phil is allegedly 139 years old and has lived in Punxsutawney since the first Grover Cleveland administration. He gets his longevity by drinking a secret elixir of life each summer.

The name became Punxsutawney. "By the late 1790s, the first white settlers came to the area now known as Jefferson County," read Punxsutawney's history from the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Punxsutawney Phil is gearing up to make his annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2 — and this year, he’ll be doing it as a parent for the first time.

In 1913, John Frampton was the first to grab a photo for the newspaper of Phil spotting his shadow. His longest stretch of seeing his shadow is 21 years, which came between 1913 and 1933.