Forget Phil, Lehigh Valley Has Its Own Groundhogs
Go to Wehr's Dam in South Whitehall on Groundhog Day to see what groundhogs Yahdee and Lee have to say about spring's arrival.
You don't have to travel to Punxsutawney to get a groundhog's take on when spring will arrive. For the fifth time in six years, Wehr's Dam in South Whitehall will be the backdrop for a local Groundhog Day event -- complete with men in top hats and "groundhogs" making a prognostication. Grundsau Lodge No. 16, one of several in the area that was formed to preserve the language and traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch, will again host its Groundhog Day event on Thursday, Feb. 2, along Jordan Creek in the township. Yahdee (who has seen a taxidermist) and "grandson" Lee will sled or float 150 feet down Jordan Creek on a raft toward Wehr's dam, then Lee (um, a groundhog puppet) will be brought on land and whisper the prediction to the lodge's …
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Mary Anne Looby
8:07 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Be brave Yahdah and Lee, do not be frighted! Bring us Spring, afterall you can then come out and eat everyones flowers and veggies and get big and fat and enjoy the sunshine, LOL! more ›