Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 8—JEFFERSON — Mark Twain made frog jumping world famous in his short story, "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The frogs jumping in Tuesday's competition on the state Capitol lawn did not let either the illustrious setting or historic day — ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- A scant threat of rain literally overshadowing Mill Stream Park for the annual Valley City Frog Jump July 20 did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the participants and visitors.

The 50th annual Capitol Frog Jump began on the west side of the California State Capitol on Tuesday morning, bringing together lawmakers, Capitol staff, and media to test their frog-jumping skills.

Shouts of “Go Princess Sparkles” were some of the more colorful exclamations uttered Saturday at the Lake County Fairgrounds, but it was for singular purpose as a bevy of frogs tried their mightiest ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- With more than 5,000 fans in attendance and a total of 738 frogs showing off their skills July 20, Roger Odum of Litchfield, with his frog, Emerald, was named grand champion of ...

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 ...

Calaveras County's celebrated Frog Jump will take center stage in Rockefeller Plaza Wednesday when "The Today Show" on NBC re-creates country fair fun. Bob Lema, of Mokelumne Hill, will call the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...