Thursday, May 13, 2010

Somebody out there want to tell us why there are giant painted concrete frogs everywhere in Milton-Freewater?
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  1. JordanMay 13, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    it all began as a some good-natured teasing back in the early 70s, with some out of town friends calling the city of Milton-Freewater, Muddy Frogwater. Only thing was the name stuck and even the townfolk of Milton-Freewater started using the moniker.

    One night some guys decided it was time the new town name became official and late one evening they snuck to the edge of town and painted “Muddy-Frogwater” over the “Welcome to Milton-Freewater” sign. It is said this was one of the first recorded instances of graffiti the town had known.

    The town’s annual festival, which used to be the “Pea Festival” with its very own “Pea Princess” was dieing a slow death. Some folk decided it should be reborn and decided the new town festival would henceforth be called “The Muddy Frogwater Festival”.

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