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\"\"<\/a>Traverse City<\/a>, MI<\/h3>\n

With a cherry on top\u2014that\u2019s how you\u2019ll get your New Year\u2019s at the CherryT Ball Drop in Traverse City. Just before midnight, the giant cherry, illuminated by 5,000\u20137,000 Christmas lights, descends more than 200 feet from a crane hovering over the downtown skyline. Downtown Traverse City; (231) 944-1500; cherrytballdrop.com<\/a>. \u2014Alix Strauss<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Traverse City, MI With a cherry on top\u2014that\u2019s how you\u2019ll get your New Year\u2019s at the CherryT Ball Drop in Traverse City. Just before midnight, the giant cherry, illuminated by 5,000\u20137,000 Christmas lights, descends more than 200 feet from a crane hovering over the downtown skyline. 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