Phil sightings are abundant in Punxsutawney — as in six-foot-tall fiberglass statues of Phil. Colorful and themed statues of the groundhog began to pop up around town in 2004.

Punxsutawney Phil, seen here in 2001 being carried by Groundhog Club Inner Circle member William Deeley, ... "He went to the White House to meet Ronald Reagan, and he's met Jimmy Carter." ...

Punxsutawney Phil, seen here in 2001 being carried by Groundhog Club Inner Circle member William Deeley, ... "He went to the White House to meet Ronald Reagan, and he's met Jimmy Carter." ...

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

It shares its name with a classic film in which a single day is stuck on repeat — but Groundhog Day is a day like no other. That's especially true for a small town in Pennsylvania, where celebrity ...