Fireworks light up the sky as the giant potato is lowered to celebrate the arrival of 2022 at the Idaho Potato Drop in downtown Boise by the state Capitol. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman ...

Blackfoot, now home to the Idaho Potato Museum, benefited from rich volcanic soil and an irrigated river valley, making it the perfect place to grow enormous crops of potatoes. During World War II ...

People can also tune in to KTVB and have an a-peeling time viewing from home as the 12th annual Idaho Potato Drop rings in the new year.

The Idaho New Years Commission wants to make the Potato Drop the state’s “signature holiday event.” Established on New Year’s ...

The Idaho Potato Drop is an unusual way of observing New Year’s Eve in Boise, Idaho. This celebration consists of a huge fiberglass potato that is dropped at midnight of the new year.

Get ready for the 12th annual Idaho Potato Drop, Idaho’s award-winning holiday event that can only be truly experienced LIVE at the Idaho state capitol. Nominated for a second time by USA Today ...