Sam has his own opinions, but more people may be more familiar with Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog prognosticator in history. Soon, Phil will emerge from his Pennsyl

Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.

Massachusetts groundhog Ms. G has some bad news for people hoping for the New England winter to come to an end in the near future.

On Feb. 2, Ms. G saw her shadow, predicting over a month of additional snow and ice in 2025. The groundhog’s enthusiasm for prognostication was evident Sunday as she ran energetically around an outdoor enclosure at her home at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln.