5 Things You May Not Know About Groundhog Day

Many of us are on pins and needles every 2nd day of February waiting to hear if the groundhog will see his shadow. But how well do you know 'Punxsutawney Phil?'

Below are some tidbits of trivia about Groundhog Day. 

1. None of the scenes from the 1993 film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray were filmed in Punxsutawney, PA. Most of the film was shot in Woodstock, IL.

2. Punxsutawney Phil delivers his annual prognostication in “groundhogese,” which is then translated by the Inner Circle president and told to the vice-president, who then chooses the proper scroll as directed by Phil: One declaring 6 more weeks of winter, the other reporting an early spring.

3. When he’s not at Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney Phil and 3 other groundhogs — including his wife, Phyllis — live in a heated area of the children’s portion of the Punxsutawney Memorial Library.

4. Bill Murray absconded from the site of another project he was filming to attend Groundhog Day festivities in 1992, a year before the film Groundhog Day was released.

5. Students at Punxsutawney Area High School — home of the “Chucks” — have no school on Groundhog Day, because the school buses are used to transport thousands of people to and from Gobbler’s Knob.

In case you're wondering...'Phil' did NOT see his shadow this morning, which means Spring comes early!