Tag: Ground Hog Day

The Forgotten Fight for Groundhog Day: Oregon’s Strangest Prohibition-Era History The beloved groundhog—the world’s most famous furry weather prophet—is not indigenous to Oregon. In fact, on February 2, 1897, The Oregonian bluntly informed its readers that they would simply have “to rely on weather bureaus and almanacs for information about the coming spring.” However, a total lack of local marmots…