LeapFrog! was a fundraiser in Erie, PA, in 2004. This “Literary Leaper” by Nancy Hall caught my eye in 2012 (above). When I went back in 2023, it had been repainted (below) and is now know as “Accentuate the Positive.” In both visits, it was outside the public library connected to the Maritime Museum. I think I found it in 2012 on my way to the bus station across the street. In 2023, I rediscovered it thanks to Amy H.’s map.
Chicago is one of the US cities with perhaps the most well-known art parade fundraisers, though I’ve only found a few of the sculptures after the fact (two cows, a dog, and a dog). Jun Kaneko’s temporary installation of Dangos caught my eye in 2013 as a similar kind of artwork, but one that I didn’t have to go hunting down each individual piece.
LeapFrog! was a fundraiser in Erie, PA, in 2004. “I Only Have Flies for You” by Susan P. Black was one of the frogs I found in 2012. I don’t remember where I found this one and I don’t see it on Amy H.’s map of the frogs. This suggests that it has either been repainted or removed from the public eye.
LeapFrog! was a fundraiser in Erie, PA, in 2004. “Experience America” by Cathedral Center Class of 2006 was one of the frogs I found in 2012. I think I found this one in the yard of what is now the Mother Teresa Academy near the corner of Sassafras and W 11th Street. According to Ami H.’s map, this frog moved to Splash Lagoon.
LeapFrog! was a fundraiser in Erie, PA, in 2004. I missed my turn on my way home from Presque Isle in 2022 and stumbled upon “On Golden Pond” by Chuck Benson and Bill Lechner. A few months later, I found Ami H.’s map and list of the frogs, which enabled me to intentionally find frogs on future trips to Erie.
LeapFrog! was a fundraiser in Erie, PA, in 2004. I found the frog above on a trip to Erie in 2012. Like some of Pittsburgh’s dinosaurs, I cannot match it to one of the original frogs in the official book.
In 2012, I experienced a narrow band of Erie along State Street from downtown to the waterfront. While walking around in this area looking for churches, I found some frogs. At the time, I did not make a note of the locations where I found them.
In 2023, I found that Ami H. maintains a list and map of the locations of the LeapFrog! frogs. I believe the frog that I found in 2012 is the one tagged on Ami’s map at the Children’s Museum. It has been repainted and become “Experience Frog.” (I still can’t find a match for it in the official LeapFrog! book.)
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