In 2021, Octoraro Orphie will not be predicting whether spring will come early.
Quarryville s yearly Groundhog Day celebration, held at the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release from the organization. While we are disappointed that we wonât be gathering along the banks of the Octorara Creek this year, we look forward to welcoming our members and valued guests to the 114th observance in February of 2022,â said Rick Rankin, Chairman of the Board of Hibernating Governors of the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville in a press release.
William Forrey, a spokesperson for the Lodge, noted that the event held every Feb. 2 typically brings in several hundred spectators, the safety of whom could not be guaranteed.