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 ...

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 — ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The frogs jumping in Tuesday’s competition on the state Capitol lawn did not let either the illustrious setting or historic day - the event’s 50th anniversary - impact their athletic performance.