By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
The murmur of families and the soft plop of stones being thrown into the nearby creek accompanied by the joyful laughter of children are just some of the sounds a fair goer will be greeted with at the Etoile Community Fair.
For the eighty-fourth year in a row, families and community members gathered together for a full day of activities, including pet shows, beauty pageants, antique tractor shows, a cornhole tournament, horse racing and rolling pin throwing competitions. But, perhaps, the most unique to the Etoile Fair is the Frog Jumpin’ Contests.
Adults and children alike lined up along the edges of the carpet-ladened flatbed. What followed was an hour of enraptured chaos as attendees banged on the flatbed, jumped and shouted in the hopes that their frog might be the first across.
Before the Frog Jumpin’ games, children played in the nearby creek that is the namesake of Caney Fork Road. Some of the frogs were released into after the races. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
Children and their parents caught the frogs the night before, or caught them while they walked along the bank of the nearby creek. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
Children entered their caught frogs in the Frog Jumpin’ races at the Etoile Community Fair on Sept. 13. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
Community members gathered together for the 84th annual Etoile Community Fair, sharing laughs, good times and friendly competitions. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
The uniquely Etoile event drew community members of all ages, many of whom brought buckets or containers a wet amphibians. Floyd Chambers said it was important to keep the frogs hydrated. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
To win, the frog needed to reach the end of the trailer. Competitors brought frogs of all sizes. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
The races were divided by ages. Those not competing either held the green, Astroturf carpet up which served as guardrails or banged on the trailer in hopes of making the frogs jump. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
Even those not competing in the Frog Jumpin’ races took an active role as the workers warned that those hold up the carpet might get a face full of frog. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
As the children waited for their turn in the races, they proudly showed off their frogs at the Etoile Community Fair. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
Children entered their caught frogs in the Frog Jumpin’ races at the Etoile Community Fair on Sept. 13. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
As the children waited for their turn in the races, they proudly showed off their frogs at the Etoile Community Fair. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
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