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Geoffrey Groundhog is famous for predicting how long winter will last
Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather
What you need to know before your trail
Geoffrey Groundhog is famous for predicting how long winter will last, and each February 2, everyone waits to hear what he has to say when he emerges to look for his shadow. But as his fame grows, so does the commotion surrounding his burrow. Finally, one February things get so bad that when Geoffrey makes his appearance he can’t even see the ground, much less his shadow, because of all the lights, reporters, and cameras. How’s anyone to know when spring will arrive? Predicting the weather isn’t easy, not even for a groundhog. Readers will laugh aloud at Geoffrey’s clever solution to his predicament.
Travel Guide
Travel to Punxsutawney BookTrail style
Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February2nd. It comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den. Clear weather on that day means that winter will persist for six more weeks
If it’s cloudy, so the Groundhog does not see its shadow, this means that spring will arrive early.
The Groundhog Day ceremony held at Punxsutawney centers around a semi-mythical groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil. There are many places named after the day and the legend all across town.
The 1993 film Groundhog Day also helped boost recognition of the day in question.
In Canada the day is called “Jour de la Marmotte”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather
Destination:Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Author/guide: Bruce Koscielniak Departure Time: Groundhog day February 2nd
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