"Legend of the Lucky Llama:" Green Bay mayor lets llama loose on New Year's Eve

GREEN BAY — QUITE the sight in Green Bay on New Year's eve -- as Green Bay's mayor had a llama wear a sash and march across a bridge.


The Green Bay Press Gazette reports (http://gbpg.net/1ONl7f7) that Mayor Jim Schmitt recently explained his newly concocted myth — the "Legend of the Lucky Llama."

He says all who would see the creature walk across the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge on December 31st would receive blessings and good fortune.

The llama crossed the bridge before a fireworks show over the Fox River.

Schmitt hopes his llama legend catches on and becomes a tradition.

The city promoted the plan as #luckyllama on Twitter.