The groundhogs have spoken! Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck, and Georgia's General Beauregard Lee all had their shadow allude them, signaling an early spring for the masses. Check out some of the groundhogs and their celebrations across the country.
An estimated crowd of over 40,000 watches Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow, predicting an early Spring, during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2024, in Punxsutawney, Penn. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
A TV at Blue Wave Gastropub shows live coverage of Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Penn., as people gather at dawn to celebrate the holiday in Hollywood, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2024. Hollywood’s version of Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted “six more weeks of tourism” for the area, before dozens of celebrants sang the national anthem, then ran into the ocean as part of a local Groundhog Day tradition that dates back twenty years. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro watches Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Groundhog General Beauregard Lee moves from his shelter at the Dauset Trails Nature Center on Feb. 2, 2024, in Jackson, Ga. General Beauregard Lee handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
People gather before seeing General Beauregard Lee at the Dauset Trails Nature Center on Feb. 2, 2024, in Jackson, Ga. General Beauregard Lee predicted an early spring Friday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A local version of Punxsutawney Phil jokes around in front of police as people gather on the beach boardwalk at dawn to celebrate Groundhog Day, in Hollywood, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2024. Hollywood’s version of Phil saw his shadow and predicted “six more weeks of tourism” for the area, before dozens of celebrants sang the national anthem then ran into the ocean as part of a local Groundhog Day tradition that dates back twenty years. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
People run into the ocean as they celebrate Groundhog Day in Hollywood, Fla., just after dawn on Feb. 2, 2024. Hollywood’s version of Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted “six more weeks of tourism” for the area, before dozens of celebrants sang the national anthem, then ran into the ocean as part of a local Groundhog Day tradition that dates back twenty years. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Groundhog General Beauregard Lee moves from his shelter at the Dauset Trails Nature Center on Feb. 2, 2024, in Jackson, Ga. General Beauregard Lee handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
An estimated crowd of over 40,000 watches Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow, predicting an early Spring, during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2024, in Punxsutawney, Penn. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)