By Emily Mayer Groundhog Day is a custom brought to the United States with the arrival of German immigrants, particularly the Pennsylvania Dutch of Pennsylvania. Deutsch is the German word for Germans ...

How many made-in-PA foods are you familiar with, and how many have you tried? There’s always someone who likes Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name pannhaas, which is a traditional mush ...

It’s that time of year again. As we approach Lent, our thoughts turn to fastnachts, those delicious Pennsylvania Dutch ...

Sunday is Groundhog Day, a holiday of sorts that makes meteorologists roll their eyes and a good many other people start thinking about spring. Observed primarily in the United States and Canada, ...

The famous groundhog and his partner Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs -- also called pups, kits or cubs -- in March 2024, ...

Uni the groundhog took his yearly trip down the Tulpehocken Creek in Myerstown on Saturday before giving his prediction.

Every year on February 2, the groundhog emerges from his burrow to see whether or not he sees his own shadow as a way to predict the weather ...

Get yourself to Gobbler’s Knob and prepare to meet Punxsutawney Phil – it’s time for Groundhog Day 2025. If you don’t know ...

Every year, a mysterious group of men in top hats and suits summon Punxsutawney Phil from his stump to make his winter weather prediction.

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

Punxsutawney Phil, famed groundhog and weather predictor extraordinaire, typically makes his predictions early on Sunday morning.