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Havre de Grace, the “self-proclaimed duck decoy capital of the world,” as firefighter Ed Grainger calls the city, is again hosting its annual Duck Drop to ring in the new year.
Ground, marking the start of 2015. lindsay tuchman, our reporter is there for us. daughter of gary tuckman also our intrepid reporter. how did it go? >> it was really fun. i know i'm sorry about this, but we're not talking ability crabs anymore. we are talking about champagne here at bening tavern. let's show you the crab dropping earlier. let's take a look. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love the crab drop. >> that crab drop may be my new favorite tradition. >> unlike your other reporters, i actually live here.
It's a little cold out here. >> explain the tradition, does that crab actually drop? >> yeah, that crab does drop. it's pretty interesting because crabs here are really big, big deal. that's because they drive the economy forward. the watermen go outlaw on the chesapeake bay every day fishing for crabs. and earlier at 9:00, they had a drop already on this big guy behind me. they dropped it for the little kids. they dressed up as seafood themselves. jelly fish, sharks, crab, everything you could imagine so they could see the crab drop before midnight. you really need to take a good look at this...
Cnn. >> we are in new orleans, memphis, east in maryland for the crab drop. kathy very excited about that. >> i love crabs. >> guitars falling, ten foot crabs. children of all ages. >> not true. >> see baby new year, yet again there. here in times square, just over 2 hours away. >> this is not a show for all ages. stop saying that. >> the funky nation, big easy play. >> this is cnn. she inspires you.
Year's -- when you were a kid, how did you spend new years? >> i watched shows like this. if there was a local broadcast, i was all about that. >> there was always something scary about new york city when i was a kid. i thought it was sweet, in eastern maryland where they had the crab drop, i like the fact that they did a crab drop at 9:00 so that little kids who were there could see like they saw -- >> a crab drop? >> yes. >> then they say, mommy, what are crabs like? every year you're going to do that to me? he doesn't know how much a quart of milk is. >> for those just joining us, you are w...