Punxsutawney is a small town in western Pennsylvania. it is also the home to the world's most famous weather forecaster: "Punxsutawney Phil". Phil predicts the end of weather each February 2nd. Updated version with much less shaking of the image.
From Wikipedia: Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early. While the tradition remains popular in modern times, studies have found no consistent correlation between a groundhog seeing its shadow or not and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather. The film groundhog Day was shot in Woodstock, Illinois, 60 miles northwest of Chicago near the Wisconsin border, because Punxsutawney "didn't have a town center that looked good on camera", according to Ramis, and because Punxsutawney's remote location magnified the logistical problems and expense of filming there.
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Photo Credit (other than my own):
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Groundhogday2005-Wiki-by Aaron Silvers-CC 2.0 = =
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Punxsutawney_Phil_2018_3-Wiki-by Chris Flook-CC 4.0
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Video Credit (other than my own):
Introducing Punxsutawney Phil (2011) (720p)-by Daniel Barnes-vimeo.com/33209849 - CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 = =
131st Groundhog Day (720p)-by Cameron Hart-vimeo.com/202332107 - CC 3.0