across the u.s.

across the u.s.

New Year’s Eve drops

Besides the famous ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, here are some other items dropped on New Year’s Eve at celebrations around the country:

Acorn: Raleigh, N.C.

Car: Carlisle, Pa.

Carp: Prairie du Chien, Wis.

Orange: Miami (rises instead of drops)

Pickle: Dillsburg, Pa.

Possum: Tallapoosa, Ga. (every other year; next will be New Year’s Eve 2009)

Peach: Atlanta

Pine cone: Flagstaff, Ariz.

Popcorn ball: Marion, Ohio

Strawberry: Harrisburg, Pa.

Wrench: Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Source: Associated Press