ORIGINS OF PEA RIDGE MULE JUMP

◊ 1984 - Fall Fest◊1985-1986 - Battlefi eld Daze◊1987 - Pea Ridge Chamber Fall

Fest◊1988 - Lions Club sponsored Fall

Fest◊1989 - Lions Club named the event Pea Ridge Mule Jump and designated Pea Ridge as “Mule Jumping Capital of the World”◊1999-2000 - Friends of Pea Ridge sponsored the Mule Jump going as a fundraiser for the local United Fund◊2001 - Several local civic groups sponsored the Mule Jump◊2002 - Pea Ridge Parks Commission sponsored the Mule Jump◊2003 - The first Professional Mule Jump was begun with a $1,000 cash prize◊2009 - Event moved to Pea Ridge High School fi eld◊2013 - 25th anniversary Pea Ridge Mule Jump held at 50-year-old Pea Bowl (former football stadium)

Mule Jump, Pages 18 on 10/09/2013