From 1944 to 1978, contestants dressed like Tom Sawyer for Hartford’s annual frog-jumping contest that re-created the legendary competition in Mark Twain’s classic tale “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of ...

Because I missed the 74th Annual Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee this year at Angels Camp in the heart of California Gold Country, I decided to check out their web site to see who had won.

ANGELS CAMP — The amphibian athletes at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee are drawing a new crowd this year. In addition to the usual frog jockeys, future farmers, 4-H kids, ranchers, ...

FAIR HAS TO OFFER. HEY MIKE. YEAH? GOOD MORNING. WE’RE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE FROG SPA. WANT TO KNOW WHAT A FROG SPA IS? WELL, IT’S RIGHT HERE UNDERNEATH THE FROG SIGN. HEY, DAVE, CAN YOU GRAB US A BULL ...

ANGELS CAMP, California — Breanna Ziehlke is a 15-year-old sophomore from Angels Camp, a California town more commonly known around this time of year as as Frogtown. She's been a frog jockey "ever ...