February 26, 2013 We love the Great New York State Fair in the Greg "Splashin'" McShea household. In fact, my daughter and I (and sometimes other family members too) make our annual pilgrimage to the fair in Syracuse and have a ball! Now, you can participate in coming up with a theme for this year's fair.
June 5, 2012 The Boys Scouts will be bringing a rock wall back to the Wild West FrogFest & Rodeo this year. The wall is 24 feet high, and 2 people can climb at one time with different climbing challenges.
So get ready to strap on your safety helmet and harness to see how fast you can get to the top. Challenge your friends or family members. It's fun for the kids and kids at heart.
August 18, 2011 Enjoy them while we have them...Saranac Thursdays, and tonight's the night. It's one of those signature events of the Frog Days of Summer. For those of you who have never been, it's live music and fun outdoors in the parking lot of the F.X. Matt Brewing Company, at the corner of Court and Varick Streets in Utica.
June 20, 2011 Rodney Atkins put on a great show at the Wild West FrogFest and Rodeo, but it's his closing number that has everyone talking. Not only did he throw the microphone into the audience a number of times so fans could sing "If You're Going Through Hell," he also brought 10 year old Andrew on stage to help him sing. Rodney even gave him the mic stand when he was done. If you got to sing or just want to watch what a great entertainer, and gentleman Rodney is, check out the video.
June 20, 2011 Rodney Atkins blew the roof off this at the Wild West FrogFest and Rodeo. Not only did he put on one heck of a performance by singing all his hits, his new music and tributes to Garth Brooks, Chris Ledoux and Charlie Daniels, but he's a really nice guy too. He took some time to sign autographs after the show, before he got back on his bus to go home and celebrate Father's Day with his kids.
June 20, 2011 The sun was out, the temperatures were hot, the bands were great and the Big Frog 104 fans were having an amazing time. Saturday was the Wild West FrogFest and Rodeo at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds and it was a fun time had by all.
June 19, 2011 I have been to all twenty-three Frogfests but have rarely, if ever, seen the level of enthusiasm as I did yesterday at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds. Great music from Tim Creaser, The Chuck Primo Band, The Custom Taylor Band, Jeff Bates and the incredible Rodney Atkins along with the excitement of the Painted Pony Rodeo made for a super day of fun in the sun. Thanks also to the Utica Observer Dispatch for their fine story in this morning's issue.
If you've been attending FrogFest for many years, perhaps you've seen our resident 'Elvis.' We love his visit to FrogFest every year. Elvis got a special treat when Jeff Bates was performing 'Suspicious Minds' as he was escorted front and center to sing along. We caught the tail end of the performance.
Jeff Bates is doing an amazing set at FrogFest 2011 at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds and got raves from the crowd for inviting Frog Fest local favorite Chris Taylor on stage for a duet!
The cowboys of Painted Pony Rodeo invaded Frog Fest for the very first time this year. And what a show it was! Here's our list of the top 12 bull rides and crashes!
Polly Wogg caught up with Jeff Bates, one of two Nashville acts appearing at this year's Wild West Frog Fest and Rodeo.
Chris Taylor, the lead singer of the Custom Taylor Band, spoke to us before his set at Wild West Frogfest and Rodeo at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort.
Chris is a multi-year performer at Frog Fest. We asked him why he loves this event so much and returns to entertain us every year.
