It's Ground Hog Day!

My question is, who was sitting around thinking "Hey, what if I pull a ground hog out of it's burrow on February 2nd and then say that if it sees it's shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter or if it doesn't see it, spring will come early?"

They must have been pretty bored that day. 

I mean the Weather Channel had TWO reporters up there doing live interviews and showing the countdown to the famous moment.

It's crazy how popular it is.  I'm not knocking it at all.  I'd actually like to go up there one year to Gobber's Hill and see what it's all about. 

What do you think?