The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

Groundhog Day festivities in Milltown, NJ remain on hold due to state law prohibiting groundhog imports, following the ...

People in Milltown will once again have to watch the Groundhog Day ceremonies on TV from Punxsutawney instead of holding their own celebration on Feb. 2. Milltown Mel’s mid-winter appearance has ...

could not find a groundhog to replace their beloved Milltown Mel. The second Mel died just before Groundhog Day 2022. The state confiscated his replacement just a few months later. So yet another ...

COVID-19 shut down festivities in 2021, and then the untimely death of Mel just a week before the 2022 event, put a stop to the festivities ever since.

County Park & Zoo said its weather predicting hedgehog Elsa died last week, putting yet another New Jersey Groundhog Day in ...

Yes, Groundhog Day is on February 2, 2025.Since 1886, crowds as large as 40,000 have annually gathered in Punxsutawney, ...

Those who have attended the unique event also tell of the joy they get from the experience, and how that's been hard to come by after wranglers for the town groundhog, named Milltown Mel ...

Milltown, NJ, has been unable to celebrate Groundhog Day because their beloved friend, Mel, died just before the event in ...