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Plymouth Wisconsin Dropping the Big Cheese on New Years Eve

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Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City’s Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. But only in Plymouth, Wis., can you watch a big wheel of Sartori Cheese drop from a 100 ft. ladder truck.

Wisconsin is known for its cheese, and local residents have seemingly embraced that recognition by dealing almost exclusively with their dairy identity. In its ninth year, the cheese-centric town of Plymouth, Wis., will host the Big Cheese Drop at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.  An 80-pound Sartori cheese wedge drops at the stroke of midnight each year from a ladder truck. It’s all part of a lighthearted celebration that includes free arts and music and complimentary hot cocoa.

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