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With a Kermit the Frog stuffed animal affixed to his shirt, Josh Miller (center) and his son Nicholas, 8, watch the 63rd annual Valley City Frog Jump on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

In the decades since, Valley City has established itself as the Frog Jump Capital of Ohio: a moniker it proudly displays on the sign when you drive into the quaint town, 20 miles south of Cleveland.