Members of the Lehigh Valley’s oldest groundhog lodge, Grundsau Lodsch Nummer Ains (Groundhog Lodge Number 1), had their annual Versammling (meeting) at the Kutztown Grange Hall on Groundhog Day.

The Lodsch, 82 years old, ais the first of the 18 lodges to be formed in the region.

Once the evening Versammling begins, only Pennsylvania Dutch is spoken, leaving English only speakers at a loss.

When one looks around the hall at those who are conversing in Pennsylvania Dutch, the hope is evident for future generations to carry on the tradition.