Inside the Quirky Ritual Dedicated to America’s Rodent Prophet

Inside the Quirky Ritual Dedicated to America’s Rodent Prophet

You might know Punxsutawney Phil, the prophet groundhog who predicts how long winter will last every February 2nd. But did you know he’s named after a town? Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world convene in Gobbler’s Knob, a hill in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to witness Phil’s prediction. While the TV screens show maybe 20 seconds, visitors are immersed in a town that has worshiped a rodent for basically the last 140 year…