A beloved tradition is returning to Angels Camp, pitting the "jumpiest" frogs against each other at the Jumping Frog Jubilee ...

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." ...

The 50th annual Capitol Frog Jump began on the west side of the California State Capitol on Tuesday morning, bringing ...

The frogs jumping in Tuesday’s competition on the state Capitol lawn did not let either the illustrious setting or historic ...

Moments from across the Sacramento area this week include the memorials for fallen law enforcement officers, frog jumping and ...

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 ...

Participants of the 50th annual California Capitol jumping frog contest push to get the longest leap on May 5, 2026, in Sacramento. The contest is inspired by the Mark Twain career-launching short ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...