Boise, Idaho, rings in the New Year with something far more original: a giant, glowing potato dropping from the sky. The Idaho Potato Drop is a free, all-ages celebration held right in front of the Idaho State Capitol on Jefferson Street. Boise State University installed the world’s first non-green artificial football field, and the sports world has never fully recovered from the shock. Boise State did not follow a trend; it invented one, right there on that gloriously blue patch of Idaho ground. Its State Seal Was Designed By A WomanIdaho holds a distinction that no other U.S. state can claim: its original state seal was designed by a woman.