The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.

It's coming up to the point of the winter where a groundhog will tell us whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter. Groundhog Day is arriving quickly and everyone is waiting to see whether or not Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not.