About 90 people hike a snow-covered trail at Moraine State Park Saturday in celebration of Groundhog Day.

MUDDY CREEK — To celebrate Groundhog Day, about 90 people hiked a snowy trail at Moraine State Park Saturday afternoon.

This year's annual Groundhog Stomp Hike drew the biggest crowd of any so far, according to Jess Rohrdanz, an environmental educator at Point State Park.

Rohrdanz and Natalie Simon, an educator at Moraine, led the day's hike together. They've been putting it on for about five year, Simon said.

"We're here to have some fun in the wintertime," Simon said. "And it is a beautiful day for it."

The group marched through about a mile and a half of the park. The pair of parks employees explained the history of Groundhog Day and shared their ecological knowledge of the hairy critters.

For those worried by the name of the hike, fear not.

"It's just an expression," Simon said. "No groundhogs will be stomped today."

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Thor enjoyed rolling in the snow during a Groundhog Stomp Hike at Moraine State Park Saturday. Tina Dunkle, who described Thor as her "granddog," said it was her first time hiking trails at the park, despite visiting it several times.