For my latest adventure I went to Punxsutawney for Groundhog day. I left after night class on February 1st and arrive a little before 11pm. Because it was very cold and wet, there wasn’t much going on outside, so I headed into the community center. They had a full theater and were showing Groundhog Day the Movie. After the movie, for $5 you could sleep anywhere you wanted . I chose to stay right where I was in the theater and sleep between two rows of seats. It was quite comfy.
I woke up at 3 am the next morning and caught a bus up to Gobbler’s Knob where the main event happens. The weather was still very wet and cold. The town provided entertainment which included music and dancing. I made some friends and spent 4 am till 7 am dancing with them.
At 7:30 am the Inner Circle processed onto the stage. When Phil finally came out, he spoke to them in Groundhogese, and told them that he did not see his shadow, which means Spring will come early.
After Phil’s proclomation, everyone rushed to get back on the buses and head back into town. I enjoyed breakfast at the local Eagles club while my toes defrosted. The guys I spoke to durring breakfast were from Steubenville, which was quite the coincidence.
I visited all of the craft shows and the gift shop before heading out of town.
