22 photos of groundhogs and guys in top hats to celebrate Groundhog Day 2022 | Lifestyles
Happy groundhog day. Here are a bunch of photos of groundhogs and their masters.
22 Photos of Groundhogs and Guys in Top Hats to Celebrate Groundhog Day 2022
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, is held by his handler Bill Deeley in his den after the forecast for another six weeks of winter in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
KEITH SRAKOCIC
Jim Means holds a sleeping Punxsutawney Phil at dawn, Feb. 2, 1980, in Punxsutawney, Penn., in front of a crowd of anxious people. The groundhog saw his shadow and proclaimed another six weeks of winter. Means cares for Phil year-round in the town library’s pet house. (AP Photo)
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A sculpture of a groundhog made out of pieces of mirror is displayed in Punxsutawney town center park along with similar pieces of the groundhog Wednesday February 1, 2006. the day before the annual holiday with the weather forecast Punxsutawney Phil. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
KEITH SRAKOCIC
John Griffiths, a Punxsutawney Phil groundhog trainer and weather forecaster, holds Phil aloft after removing him from his stump at Gobbler’s Knob on Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in Punxsutawney, Pa. the Groundhog Club said Phil saw his shadow and predicted another six weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Caroline Kaster
Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of wintry weather Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J .Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil, left, as Punxsutawney Groundhog club president William Cooper reads the proclamation that there would still be six weeks of winter after Phil saw his shadow in Puxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 (AP Photo/ Keith Srakocic)
KEITH SRAKOCIC
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, is held back by his handlers Ben Hughes, left, and John Griffith in front of one of the largest crowds ever to hear the prediction of an early spring in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, February 2. , 2007. Phil didn’t see his shadow on Friday, which German folklore says means people can expect an early spring instead of six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Caroline Kaster
Sam Light, center, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, shows a sign held by club members at Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, January 1961. They posed for the photo a few days before Groundhog Day, February 2 . with a plush replacement for Punxsutawney Phil. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
‘Staten Island Chuck,’ pictured as the Tri-State Area’s Official Spring Weather Forecaster, center, greets waiting spectators at the Staten Island Zoo in the Staten Island borough of New York on Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997 Zoo director Vincent Gattullo said Chuck “saw no shadows as he stepped out of the front door of his miniature cottage…All New Yorkers can assume spring will be here before they don’t know!” (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)
TODD PLITT
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, stands on the shoulder of one of his handlers John Griffiths after the Groundhog Club claimed Phil had not seen his shadow and winter had ended on Groundhog Day, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keith Srakocic
Groundhog Club President Bill Deeley, right, watches and listens to Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, as manager John Griffiths, left, waits for the prediction that winter has ended on the day of groundhog, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keith Srakocic
Groundhog Club Manager John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, during the 126th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Phil saw his shadow , forecasting six weeks of wintry weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Groundhog Club co-manager Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, during the 134th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog had predicted an early spring. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Barry Reger
Groundhog Club manager Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognostic groundhog, during the 126th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Phil saw his shadow, foreseeing six weeks of wintry weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Groundhog Club manager Ron Ploucha, center, holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, during the 129th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Phil’s handlers said the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather groundhog, is exposed after making his prediction of six more weeks of winter during the 129th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/ Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Members of the Milwaukee Groundhog Club attempt to lure Junior, a year-old groundhog, out of his cave in Washington Park, February 2, 1952. Cloudy weather ruled out the possibility of Junior seeing his shadow and returning to the cave for an additional six weeks of winter hibernation. Club members, left to right, are: Tait Clifford, George Speidel, Harold Phelan, US meteorologist Howard J. Thompson and 7-year-old Susan Phelan. (AP Photo/Gene Herrick)
Gene Herrick
FILE – In this February 2, 2011 file photo, Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, is seen on his stump during the annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The Groundhog Club claimed Phil didn’t see his shadow last year and predicted winter was over. This year, abnormally warm temperatures and a marked lack of snow this year would seem to put less pressure on Phil. The central Pennsylvania groundhog is expected to make its annual weather forecast just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic/FILE)
Keith Srakocic
Groundhog Club co-manager Al Dereume, right, holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, during the 133rd Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The Masters- Phil’s dogs said the groundhog predicted an early spring. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
Groundhog Club co-manager Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, during the 134th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog had predicted an early spring. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Barry Reger
In this photo provided by Vaseline, Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil receives a reaction from Vaseline employees Laurel Johnson, left, and Margaret Baker, center, as he exits a box after manager Bill Deeley, right, l ‘placed there while visiting the Vaseline exhibit tent at Barclay Square in downtown Punxsutawney, PA on Wednesday February 1, 2006. When throngs of people descended on Punxsutawney to celebrate Groundhog Day on Thursday, corporations and other groups will try to ride the mantle of the cute and cuddly Punxsutawney Phil to gain publicity. (AP Photo/Vaseline, Ray Stubblebine)
RAY THATCH
Groundhog Club manager AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the Weather Prognostic Groundhog, while Vice President Tom Dunkel reads the scroll during the 135th Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Tuesday February 2, 2021. Phil’s managers said the groundhog has forecast an additional six weeks of wintry weather at this year’s event which was held without anyone in attendance due to potential COVID-19 risks . (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Barry Reger
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