Aug. 7—JEFFERSON — Despite off-and-on rain showers, a good crowd came out Tuesday to the Ashtabula County Fair to witness the most talented amphibians take flight in a battle of hops. The highlight of ...

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 ...

BATTLE CREEK, Iowa -- For the 24th year, Battle Creek sponsored an old-fashioned frog jumping contest. "It's just good old-fashioned fun," Martha Boyle of Holstein, Iowa, said. Boyle had four children ...

ANGELS CAMP, Calif. — A rift between organizers of Calaveras County's famous frog jumping contest did not keep away thousands of frog wranglers Sunday inspired by Mark Twain's tall tale. About 4,000 ...

Aug. 8—JEFFERSON — Mark Twain made frog jumping world famous in his short story, "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." And, although fairgoers may have read the story several times, it's best ...

Food trucks and inflatable water slides are two things you often see at many community celebrations, but one unique event Saturday at Rushford Days was the Frog Jumping Contest. For the fourth year, ...

OSCEOLA, Ind. (WNDU) - The highly anticipated frog jumping contest took center stage on Sunday at the Osceola Music Festival. This fan favorite event has been going on for nearly 40 years and consists ...

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 ...