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Music
will be heard throughout the afternoon for your listening pleasure. Souvenirs including Frog Jump Tee shirts are available for purchase. How
the Jump Works Each frog is jumped one at a time. When it is your turn, bring your frog to the center of the ring, which is a brightly colored parachute. Place the frog in the green circle. The frog can take three jumps. The total distance is measured from the center of the circle to the frogs location at the end of the three jumps. Longest distance wins the Flight. If your frog jumps three times straight out from the center, a good distance is often achieved. However, if the frog jumps in different directions it may not do as well. It might jump twice straight ahead, then turn around and jump back towards the green circle. But you cannot touch it after it leaves the green circle! The frog jumping the longest distance for each Flight is the winner. If that is you, you will receive a trophy at the end of the days event. After all Flights have been completed, the Grand Jump Off is immediately held. Here, the winners of each Flight compete against the others. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion each receive trophies as does the Longest and Shortest Jumps of the day. Often this is not the Grand Champion winner. While you are waiting, remember there are lots of good foods to eat. Registration opens at 10:00 AM, and the line is often long. We appreciate your patience in waiting. Registration closes when all the Flights fill up. Often Flights fill within an hour or two after opening. Jumping begins at 11:00. Sponsorships Our
Concern for Frogs We handle our own frogs very carefully, and urge visitors to do so with frogs they bring. In fact, mistreatment is grounds for disqualification. At the end of the jump our frogs are carefully returned to area ponds, so as to ensure their well being. We hope you take good care of your frogs. Where
& When Directions: From I-71 take Exit 226 (Brunswick). Travel west on SR 303 (Center Road) about 7 miles to Valley City. Turn right at the Fire Station and follow the signs to Mill Stream Park. There is no real address but for MapQuest people 1295 Maple Street gets you there. From neighboring communities, find the intersection of SR 303 (Center Road) and SR 252 (Columbia Road). Valley City is 1/4 mile west on 303. Turn north at the Fire Station and follow signs to Mill Stream Park. Click here for a large area or a small area map. Parking and Admission are free. Please, no outside food permitted. Food is available beginning mid morning through the day. Rides, games and other festivities pick up in earnest around noon. The Festival will be Sunday, August 16, 2009. Registration opens at 10 AM, jumping begins at 11. We hope to finish around 5:30 - 6:00. Frog
Jumping Statistics
The longest jump we have record of is 19 1", back in 1988. Wow!!! But notice how close to the record the 2001 winner was.
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