Author Description

This is a guide for visitors coming to Punxsutawney on February 2 (Groundhog Day), including photos and useful local information particularly for the ten thousand plus students who will go to the giant celebration on Gobbler's Knob as well as all visitors of every age to the festival downtown. Written by local residents, this tells you where to sleep (there is a secure inexpensive town operated crash pad), where to eat, where to park, what to expect mid Winter on a hilltop early February morning, and how to best enjoy your visit. This is an independent guide not sponsored by any local business. We expect to update this guide each year (things change, we recently gained a new motel and lost an old motel) and it is designed to be carried on smartphones, kindles, and tablets. Although most of the visitors to actual weather prognostication on Gobbler's Knob will be students ready to stand in the cold for several hours (there is plenty of fun and entertainment), it is NOT a place for small children, tourists of all ages including small children will enjoy the big events downtown at Barclay Square, the Groundhog Zoo, and visits to other local attractions from wineries to historical sites, to the largest elk herd in the East, or the largest old-growth forest.