Gen. Beauregard Lee is the Georgia groundhog. Punxsutawney Phil is the national groundhog. Did they see their shadows? Here's ...

In the cold early hours of Sunday, Feb. 2, the “Seer of Seers” will emerge from his cozy burrow in Gobbler’s Knob in ...

In Georgia, about 50 miles southeast of Atlanta in Jackson, a groundhog named “General Beauregard Lee” saw his shadow, his ...

Local meteorologist David Siple pits his prediction of the arrival of spring against Punxsutawney Phil — or any other ...

Staten Island Chuck, the Staten Island Zoo’s famous groundhog, will take part in his annual Groundhog Day ceremony. The free ...

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

Groundhog Day marks the midpoint of winter and is traditionally used to predict how much longer the season will last.

Weather-predicting rodents have been a tradition in America since the 1800s. Find out a little more about the history and ...

See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — ...

In 1886, Clymer H. Freas, city editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper, was inspired by the local tradition of hunting and barbecuing groundhogs. He dubbed the participants the Punxsutawney ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the ...