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Spectators stand for the National Anthem before the start of the International Frog Jump Finals at the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, California on May 22, 2022. The frog jump competition grew out of a Mark Twain story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” The legend goes that during a 1865 storm in Angels Camp, California, Twain was waiting out the inclement weather at the Angels Hotel saloon when the bartender entertained his captive audience with the tale of a local man’s jumping frog. From that account, Twain spun out his celebrated short story. Decades later, in 1928, as the town looked for a way to celebrate the paving of its roads, the frog jump competition was started. It’s now one of the fair’s staple events.

Spectators stand for the National Anthem before the start of the International Frog Jump Finals at the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, California on May 22, 2022. The frog jump competition grew out of a Mark Twain story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” The legend goes that during a 1865 storm in Angels Camp, California, Twain was waiting out the inclement weather at the Angels Hotel saloon when the bartender entertained his captive audience with the tale of a local man’s jumping frog. From that account, Twain spun out his celebrated short story. Decades later, in 1928, as the town looked for a way to celebrate the paving of its roads, the frog jump competition was started. It’s now one of the fair’s staple events.