Groundhog Day
Sunday, 2nd February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees its shadow because the weather is bright and clear, it will be frightened and run back into its hole, and the winter will continue for six more weeks."
So in celebration, we're posting Woodstock, Illinois, the location where most of the scenes from the excellent Bill Murray comedy of the same name were filmed (although it was actually set in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania). And yes, in our thumbnail of the town square you can actually see "Gobbler's Knob"...
For fans of the movie, the official Woodstock website has a PDF map which identifies all the locations used.
Previously on Google Sightseeing: Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day.
About the author
Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
It’s just like Groundhog Day all over againn … 😛