There will be an early Spring this year, according to a furry
little resident of a small town called Punxsutawney in
Pennsylvania. A groundhog dubbed Punxsutawney Phil emerged from
his cozy tree stump home early Saturday, as he does each year,
and he did not see his shadow. Tradition has it that if Phil
sees his shadow , there will be six more weeks of winter. If
not, it means spring will arrive soon. Thousands of people
gathered in Punxsutawney for the traditional Groundhog Day
observance. Groundhog Day is traditionally observed each
February second in cities and villages throughout the U.S. and
Canada. Punxsutawney Phil is the most famous of the furry
prognosticators. Generations of groundhogs have been predicting
the weather since 1887.