PICTURES: Punxsutawney’s Groundhog Day Celebration
Groundhog Club co-handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The handlers say the furry rodent has failed to see his shadow, meaning he’s “predicted” an early spring.
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The town of Punxsutawney, Pa. holds it annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Feb. 1-2, 2016.
Groundhog Club co-handler Ron Ploucha, right, holds Punxsutawney Phil, as club vice-president Jeff Lundy, left, holds the scroll during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The handlers say the furry rodent has failed to see his shadow, meaning he’s “predicted” an early spring.
(Keith Srakocic / AP)
Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The handlers say the furry rodent has failed to see his shadow, meaning he’s “predicted” an early spring.
(Keith Srakocic / AP)Groundhog Club co-handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The handlers say the furry rodent has failed to see his shadow, meaning he’s “predicted” an early spring. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ORG XMIT: PAKS102 (Keith Srakocic / AP)
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A group of visitors to Punxsutawney, Pa. pose for pictures and take selfies with the “Punxsutawney Phil” mascot outside the Punxsutawney Public Library, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Thousands of people come to Punxsutawney for the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob on February 2.
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Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
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Inner Circle President Bill Deeley shows Punxsutawney Phil to tourists a day before Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
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Visitors look through the windows at the Punxsutawney Public Library where groundhogs are on display at “Phil’s Burrow” in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Thousands of people come to Punxsutawney for the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2.
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A group of visitors pose for pictures and take selfies with the “Punxsutawney Phil” mascot outside the public library in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Thousands of people come to Punxsutawney for the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2.
(Keith Srakocic / AP)
Wooden carvings of top hat wearing groundhogs are for sale at an annual craft show in the square in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. That is part of the town’s annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Feb. 2.
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