We may be alike in that you, too, believed frog jumping contests had gone the way of Mark Twain, steamboats and rotary dial telephones. Like me, you would be wrong. We have been with the rural wing of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 22—MASSENA — Ryder Peets came to Thursday's Boss Frog Jumping Competition at the Massena Arena with three frogs in tow. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 18—MASSENA — Speedy frogs and experienced competitors dominated this year's edition of the Massena Recreation Department's ...

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 ...

When Mark Twain authored "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1865, he probably didn't expect the short story would be the spark that would result in scientists realizing that their ...

Jul. 22—MASSENA — Ryder Peets came to Thursday's Boss Frog Jumping Competition at the Massena Arena with three frogs in tow. He hoped one of them would hop to the finish line in a record time to allow ...