The story
The 97-year lakeside legend where Babe Ruth, Bob Hope, and the Prince of Wales dined on perch and 35,000 pairs of frog legs monthly. A 1945 gas explosion killed 2 but they rebuilt. The dancing frogs neon sign is preserved.
Everything that was here
- 1910–2007
Phil Smidt'sSeafood/Frog Legs
The 97-year lakeside legend where Babe Ruth, Bob Hope, and the Prince of Wales dined on perch and 35,000 pairs of frog legs monthly. A 1945 gas explosion killed 2 but they rebuilt. The dancing frogs neon sign is…
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