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 ...

Official frog wrangler Dave Chaney said festival volunteers traditionally visit area ponds the night before the frog jump to collect bullfrogs for entrants who do not bring their own amphibian athlete ...

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 ...

The annual Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee once again brought crowds out to the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp Thursday through Sunday for events that included the iconic ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. On Thursday, Aug. 21, ten hardy frogs leapt at the chance to take part in ...

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 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 ...

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 ...