Unique Groundhog Day Tradition Predicts Early Spring For Region
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On Tuesday, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his home in Gobbler s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and the groundhog spotted his shadow. As tradition goes, that mean s there will be six more weeks of winter.
However, New York s own groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, did not see his shadow which as legend has it means an early spring. Staten Island Chuck calls the Staten Island Zoo home.
Muscoot Farm in Westchester County doesn t have a groundhog so the Katonah farm uses a weather-predicting chicken. Cluxatawney Henrietta predicts whether there will be an early spring based on whether she lays an egg.