Ten Groundhogs You Should Know About

CLYMER H. FREAS
Man behind the hogs—inspired, cruelly, by barbequeing fresh "whistle-pig."

ESSEX ED
At last, Ed arrives, escorted by vintage cars and balloons!

GENERAL BEAUREGARD LEE
This Georgia groundhog remains an iconic figure of the Confederacy.

MR. PROZAC THE LLAMA (MICHIGAN)
A shadow of his former self—Noah, killed in 2002.

OCTORARA ORPHIE (PENNSYLVANIA)
It's Octorara who is the king of the whistle-pig prognosticators.

PIERRE C. SHADEAUX (LOUISIANA)
His name describes what he sees—sometimes. Too much wordplay?

POTHOLE PETE (NEW YORK)
The unhoustrained rumbler of the bunch. Keep a wide berth

PUNXATAWNEY PHIL (PENNSYLVANIA)
The Greenwich Mean Time of hawgs. Do we trust him?

STATEN ISLAND CHUCK (NEW YORK)
Not a steak—but try twenty minutes in the broiler

WIARTON WILLIE (ONTARIO)
Canadians worship a different beast. Frequent blood sacrifices are encouraged.