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Havre de Grace, MD Known for manufacturing duck decoys, Havre de Grace releases a mammoth 10-foot-by-15-foot wooden illuminated duck decoy. Created by a local resident, the faux fowl is released from a 102-foot ladder truck. Havre de Grace Middle School Grounds; (410) 939-2100; hdgtourism.com.  —Alix Strauss         Source: http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/wackiest-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve-ball-drops.html

Prairie du Chien, WI You’ll have to get in line for a good luck kiss from a 20-plus-pound fish in Prairie du Chien, where revelers await Lucky, the frozen carp. Donning a crown, the spray-painted fish is lowered 110 feet from the air into a wooden cradle at the stroke of midnight. St. Feriole Island;…

Brasstown, NC A live opossum is lowered by a rope from a plexiglass cage in Brasstown, considered the opossum capital of the world. This may seem like a natural New Year’s festivity to longtime residents, but PETA has recently spoken out against the event. Clay’s Corner gas station; (828) 837-3797; clayscorner.com. —Alix Strauss
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