Appeal Tribune Wednesday, July 5, 2017 3A
Jefferson goes hopping mad for frogs
ANNETTE UTZ
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE
The Jefferson Mint Festival is known less for its mint and more
for the annual frog-jumping competition.
Jefferson is normally a
quiet town but things real-
ly get hopping when the
annual Jefferson Mint
Festival and Frog Jump
takes place.
This is the 60th year of
the event and with the
theme “60 Years of Hoppi-
ness” the festival will cel-
ebrate by taking a trip
back to the 1950s. This
comes complete with a
sock hop, car show and the
always popular frog
jumping contest.
“The big thing this
year is that we’re bring-
ing it back to Main Street
where everybody loves it
to be,” festival organizing
committee member Stacy
Bittick said. “We have a
brand new committee and
we’ve been working hard
to get input from the com-
munity. After all, it’s
about families and kids.
We’ll have music, a dunk
booth, a bounce house, all
kinds of family-friendly
activities.
“We’ve also been work-
ing with other small-town
festivals and inviting
them to participate in
ours. We’ve been getting
really good feedback
about it.”
Most of the action
takes place near the
Greater Jefferson Com-
munity Center, 107 Main
St. Opening ceremonies
will begin at noon on Fri-
day, July 14, with the na-
tional anthem, speeches,
vendors and, hopefully, a
bi-plane flyover, accord-
ing to Bittick.
Later in the afternoon,
a chicken dinner at 5:30
p.m. can provide the nour-
ishment
needed
for
guests to kick up their
heels at the 7 p.m. sock
hop.
Saturday’s fun in-
cludes a pancake break-
fast at the fire hall (189
Main St.), live music, a car
show at Umpqua Bank, a
downtown parade and the
frog jump. Registration
for the frog competition is
at 11a.m. at the library, 128
Main St., with the frogs
taking the spotlight at 3
p.m.
The festival tradition
began in 1957 in celebra-
tion of the multitude of
mint farms in the area at
the time and in recogni-
tion of the local mint
farmers. The frog jump
was introduced the fol-
lowing year as an added
attraction and it’s still go-
ing strong.
“As a musician, I’ve
been working with the
festival for years helping
to organize talent,” Com-
mittee Chairman Dave
Black said. “I’ve been the
chairman for the last cou-
ple of years – I guess I
raised my hand at the
right time during a meet-
ing – and I didn’t realize
how much work goes into
putting these festivals to-
gether but I’m having a
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crowds a third consecutive year?
ZACH URNESS
The last two years in
Oregon have brought rec-
ord numbers of people
into the state’s great out-
doors.
This year, expect more
of the same.
“All signs point to an-
other busy summer,” Ore-
gon Parks and Recreation
Department spokesman
Chris Havel said. “I think
we’ll end up very close to
last year’s record in spite
of the wet spring.”
While one of the wet-
test years on record has
slowed some outdoor en-
thusiasm this spring —
and heavy mountain
snowpack could dampen
alpine exploring in the
early summer — the over-
all trend is toward anoth-
er crowded summer, offi-
cials said.
“We’re expecting an-
other big year of in-
creased visitors,” Detroit
district ranger Grady
McMahan said.
A big reason for that,
McMahan and Havel said,
is the total solar eclipse on
Aug. 21.
Hundreds of thou-
sands of visitors are ex-
pected to descend on Ore-
gon for one of the most an-
ticipated events in state
history. With hotels and
campgrounds booked to
capacity — and overflow-
ing crowds expected on
highways and public
lands — the eclipse is ex-
pected to create short-
term chaos and boost
long-term numbers.
“We’re getting calls
from all over the U.S. and
the world about the best
viewing spots, the best
times to come out, just
about everything,” said
McMahan, who is in
charge of Detroit district
of Willamette National
Forest, which sits square-
ly in the path of totality.
“People are planning not
just to come here for one
day, but to hang out for
maybe weeks. They’re
looking for a complete
recreation
experience
and that will make what
would already be a busy
time even crazier.”
Havel agreed.
“Whoever scheduled
this eclipse for the busiest
time of the year really
didn’t think it through,”
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work with a great group of
people.
“For a while, there
wasn’t much enthusiasm
about it (the Mint Festi-
val) since we held it out at
the middle school. We
wanted to create more
community involvement
and now that it’s more ac-
cessible for everyone this
year, I think we’re on the
right track. I’m really ex-
cited about where we are
now in our planning and
we’re going to work to get
the festival back to what it
once was. It’s going to be a
lot of fun.”
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weekends in August and September.
Havel said with a laugh.
“We’re guessing an 8 to 12
percent bump from the
eclipse as people hang out
beyond the weekend a lit-
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