Celebrate Groundhog Day with a short hike in Fort Thomas this year and perhaps even meet a distant cousin of Punxsutawney Phil along the way.
The Fort Thomas Forest Conservancy is hosting a short day hike from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, in Tower Park. Participants can check in at Shelter 3 in the park for the self-led hike through the woods looking for groundhog “shadows.”
Each shadow along the trail reveals a groundhog fact and those who find all the shadows will receive a price — a craft from Fort Thomas’s own groundhog.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Armory in Tower Park starting at 4:30 p.m.
Tower Park is located at 900 S Ft Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas. Organizers ask that everyone be on the trail by 5:30 p.m.