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That’s Right Woodchuck Chuckers, It’s Groundhog Day

Published by Joseph Ferrara February 2nd, 2007 in Groundhog Day, History and Sellsius Real Estate Blog. 3 Comments

Winter, slumbering in the open air, wears on its smiling face a dream…of spring.
The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a member of the squirrel family.
The Delaware Indians, who settled Punxsutawney, Pennsyvania in the early 18th century, considered groundhogs honorable ancestors.
The name Punxsutawney is Indian for the location “punksad-uteney”, which means “town of the […]