Posted by: thepinetree on 05/19/2009 01:02 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/20/2009 12:23 AM
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Murphys Was in "Hog Heaven" This Weekend ~By John Hamilton
Murphys, CA...Frogtown may be the center of the universe for Frogs but Murphys is the center for Hogs and Harley's on Frog Jump weekend. Every year what is normally a quaint, wine tasting mecca is transformed into our local version of Sturgis, Laughlin, or Daytona. Main Street was packed footpeg to footpeg from one end of town to the other. The Murphys Hotel garnered the most attention with their live music and other activities...
Several people we spoke with said that this year's crowd even passed last year's. On Saturday as the video below shows literally thousands of bikes packed the downtown area.
Murphys wasn't the only draw however. We saw parking lots full of machines from the Lube Room in Dorrington, White Pines Inn in Arnold, Snowshoe Brewing in Arnold, The 19th Hole in Avery, Downtown Angels Camp and The Nugget in Murphys.
For the most part the weekend was trouble free. Calaveras County Sheriff's OES head Captain Clay Hawkins who was helping watch downtown Murphys said the bulk of the crowd thinned out by 6pm.
What marred the weekend was the death on Friday Night of a Motorcyclist from a Murphys Grade Road Accident and a death on Saturday in Tuolumne County of another Motorcyclist.
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