We may be alike in that you, too, believed frog jumping contests had gone the way of Mark Twain, steamboats and rotary dial telephones. Like me, you would be wrong. We have been with the rural wing of ...

Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary School students leaped into March by celebrating Leap Day on Feb. 29, with toy frog jumping competitions and other activities. “For some reason this year we thought it ...

In the quaint town of Charlton, Massachusetts, an annual tradition brings residents together for a competition that’s equal parts quirky and heartwarming. The Charlton Wild Frog Jumping Contest has ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- A young Valley City resident took home top honors at the town’s premier summer event. Mateo Velsasquez was named the 63rd annual Valley City Frog Jump Grand Champion July 21.

INDEED FINALLY A COLLEGE GRADUATE. THERE YOU GO, CALAVERAS COUNTY FAIR STARTS THIS WEEK, AND AHEAD OF. THAT, WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL FROG JUMPING DAY. SO IN 1865, AUTHOR MARK TWAIN PUBLISHED HIS ...

Tennessee zoo hosts frog-jumping Olympic-style competition The Dusky Gopher Frog Olympics took place at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee as three frogs competed in a frog-jumping competition. See the ...

The Jumping Frog Jubilee was held this past weekend at the Calaveras County Fair in Angels Camp, with participants traveling from as far as France. Fifty qualifiers participated Sunday afternoon in ...

At the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee in California — made famous in Mark Twain’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” — three researchers discovered potential flaws in ...

ANGELS CAMP — Veteran and rookie frog jockeys faced off Sunday in the Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jump Jubilee, an annual gathering in California's gold country that honors a short story by Mark ...

MADISON - State officials are asking Wisconsinites to refrain from using frogs caught in neighborhood ponds or backyards for frog jumping contests. Well, soon, that will actually be a requirement. The ...

Jul. 18—MASSENA — Speedy frogs and experienced competitors dominated this year's edition of the Massena Recreation Department's annual Boss Frog jumping competition. "We do have some past champions ...

“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County” not only launched Mark Twain’s literary career but would also later inspire an annual frog jumping competition in Angels Camp, Calif. This year marked ...