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Caught up in Walleye Madness

How in the world do you explain a New Year’s Eve event in which a big fish is dropped from a crane at the stroke of midnight? I suppose quirky comes to mind first.

While millions of eyeballs are tuned in to watch a sparkly ball of light descend on a pole in New York’s Times Square, there’s something very fishy going on in Port Clinton, Ohio. However, it’s perfectly acceptable in this small lakeside town that is known as the “Walleye Capital of the World.”

Since its start in 1996, Walleye Madness has grown in popularity as word gets out about its existence. In fact, the travel website TravelAdvisor.com ranked the event as one of America’s Top 10 Quirkiest New Year’s Eve Events for 2010.

After three years working for Lake Erie Living magazine, I felt it was finally time to see what makes Walleye Madness so alluring.

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I am a professional journalist specializing in on-location imagery for print and online media in the Cleveland area and beyond. Local clients include Great Lakes Publishing, the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

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