02-04-2025
Punxsutawney ‘Phantastic Phil' statue featured in national ‘Tour of Honor'
JEFFERSON COUNTY (WTAJ) – Punxsutawney Phil is nationally known for his weather predictions, but now one of his statues is being recognized as one of the seven Pennsylvania stops in the 'Tour of Honor'
Every state participates in the tour by designating different memorials that honor American heroes as stopping points for people to check out.
The Phantastic Sergeant Phil statue outside of the Mahoning Valley VFW in Punxsutawney was chosen as one of this year's stops. The VFW said they're excited to bring people into town for something other than Groundhog Day.
'This is just one of those things that is going to draw people into the community. People will be coming on this tour to see this Phantastic Sergeant Phil and they're going to be spending money in town here. So we're glad that we can help that way to support the community,' Post 2076 Quartermaster Bob Lott said.
The tour runs through October and you can find a list of the national stops on the tour website.
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