There’s the wild blueberry ball drop in Kennebunk. The beach ball drop in downtown Bangor. But perhaps the most unusual is the Great Sardine and Maple Leaf drop in Eastport. “It’s the 20th year.

If you're looking to celebrate New Year's Eve with something other than a big ball being dropped, downtown Eastport is the place to be. From the third story of the Tides Institute and Museum of ...

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Frank Mahovlich (right) with his younger brother, Peter, the latter playing with the major-junior Hamilton Red Wings, at Maple Leaf Gardens on Nov. 13, 1963.

One hour before that - a 4-foot maple leaf will descend on downtown to reflect the time change as the New Year hits Atlantic Canada first. The event began in 2005, but was virtual-only last year.