Thousands of frog fanatics descended on the small community of Valley City's Mill Stream Park Sunday to watch frogs do what they do best, with lots of encouragement from their handlers of course. When ...

In California, frog jumping is serious business. At least that's the case with organizers of the Calaveras County Fair and the local boosters club in Angels Camp, Calif. So much so, that the two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — Colton Stuckman, 30, hit the pillow at 4 a.m. the morning of the frog jump contest at the 2025 Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

HARMONY — Nine-year-old Evy Balfour was jumping up and down, her pink tutu flying in the air as her frog, Libby Love, crossed a line drawn in yellow tape on the grass in front of them. “I did it! I ...

If you're viewing this on the ABC10 App, tap here for multimedia. "He's good enough for one thing, I should judge -- he can out-jump any frog in Calaveras County." - Mark Twain, 1865 - The Celebrated ...

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

WEBVTT KELLIE: TONIGHT, THE CALAVERAS COUNTY FAIR AND JUMPING FROG JUBILEE IS UNDERWAY. THE STARS OF THIS EVENT ARE OF COURSE THE FROGS. BUT GETTING THE FROGS TO THE COMPETION IS NOT AS EASY TASK.

ALAMEDA, Calif. - With five generations of frog jumping enthusiasts, one Bay Area family is gearing up to compete in this weekend's Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. It's a contest for ...

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 ...

Blame Mark Twain — his 1885 short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” inspired the annual frog jumping competition at Angels Camp. Since 1928, the Calaveras County Fair and ...