Unique Groundhog Day Tradition Predicts Early Spring For Region
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On Tuesday, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his home in Gobbler s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and the groundhog spotted his shadow. As tradition goes, that mean s there will be six more weeks of winter.
However, New York s own groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, did not see his shadow which as legend has it means an early spring. Staten Island Chuck calls the Staten Island Zoo home.
Muscoot Farm in Westchester County doesn t have a groundhog so the Katonah farm uses a weather-predicting chicken. Cluxatawney Henrietta predicts whether there will be an early spring based on whether she lays an egg.
Photos: Treehouse in Hudson Valley Most Popular New York Airbnb
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In New York State, the Willow Treehouse in Ulster County was named the most popular Airbnb in the Empire State, according to Airbnb.
The secluded, unique and romantic treehouse is located in Willow and costs $360 per night. The website says the treehouse can accommodate two guests and comes with a king bed, a couch, floor mattress, one bath, an outdoor hotub, a swimmable pond and more.
Here s what Airbnb has to say about the Willow Treehouse:
The Willow Treehouse is settled among the trees, overlooking a small, swimmable pond, on a wooded property 15min away from the town of Woodstock.
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RoadSnacks recently released The 10 Worst Places To Live In New York For 2021. The website says they use, “data to create bite-sized snacks of shareable information about places and cities across the country.” The website is quick to add their “goal is to show you the real side of places that not everyone wants to hear.”
Monticello, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie made the list. RoadSnacks used data from the FBI Union Crime Report and Census to compile their ranking.
The website also just recently its 10 Most Dangerous Cities In New York For 2021 list. RoadSnacks used the FBI s recently released 2019 crime data to craft the list.