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Quirky New Year's Eve Drops

By: Lori Johnston

These nine towns ring in the New Year in unusual ways tied to the outdoors and favorite crops.

The Weatherford Hotel's Great Pinecone Drop happens on New Year's Eve in downtown Flagstaff, Ariz. It's been a tradition since New Year's Eve 1999.

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Photo: Photo courtesy of Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau/Dawn Kish Photography.

Here It Cones

The Weatherford Hotel's Great Pinecone Drop happens on New Year's Eve in downtown Flagstaff, Ariz. It's been a tradition since New Year's Eve 1999.

An acorn designed by David Benson is the focal point among revelers at midnight attending <a target="_blank" href=https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/holidays/

First Night Raleigh</a> in North Carolina. The 1,250-pound sculpture is made of copper and is 250 times bigger than an actual acorn, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncsu.edu/ligon/rt/moore_square/acorn.htm">North Carolina State University</a>." title="Nutty New Year" height="989"/>

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Photo: Photo courtesy of Artsplosure

Nutty New Year

An acorn designed by David Benson is the focal point among revelers at midnight attending First Night Raleigh in North Carolina. The 1,250-pound sculpture is made of copper and is 250 times bigger than an actual acorn, according to North Carolina State University.

The Indiana town of Vincennes rings in the new year with a <a target="_blank" href=https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/holidays/

Watermelon Drop</a>. Vincennes is in Knox County, which is known for its melon crops and produces 70 percent of watermelons in Indiana and Illinois, according to the Illiana Watermelon Association." title="Seeing Green" height="445"/>

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Photo: Photo courtesy of Vicennes CVB

Seeing Green

The Indiana town of Vincennes rings in the new year with a Watermelon Drop. Vincennes is in Knox County, which is known for its melon crops and produces 70 percent of watermelons in Indiana and Illinois, according to the Illiana Watermelon Association.

In the Peach State, an 800-pound peach sculpture descends from a tower at Underground Atlanta.

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Photo: Photo courtesy of 360 Media

Peachy Keen

In the Peach State, an 800-pound peach sculpture descends from a tower at Underground Atlanta.