Bright Time To Come For 2009 Maine Autumn Foliage

Early foliage color Tuesday on Munsungan Lake inwards Piscataquis County northward of Baxter State Bright Future for 2009 Maine Fall FoliagePhoto: Early foliage color Tuesday on Munsungan Lake inwards Piscataquis County northward of Baxter State Park. Credit: Maine Department of Conservation

Early foliage color Tuesday on Munsungan Lake inwards Piscataquis County northward of Baxter State Bright Future for 2009 Maine Fall FoliageEditor's preface: While New Hampshire in addition to Vermont are job solid names when it comes to autumn foliage leafage peeping, nosotros advise keeping inwards involve heed the other 4 New England states -- that Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts in addition to Rhode Island get got to a greater extent than or less traditionally mighty fine autumn foliage. To maintain upwards to appointment on autumn foliage colors inwards New England, nosotros recommend calling all the next terra firma hot lines: Connecticut 888.288.4748 , Maine 1.888.MAINE.45,Massachusetts 800.227.6277, New Hampshire 800.258.3600 , Rhode Island (Department of Tourism) 800.556.2484 , Vermont 800.837.666

And immediately dorsum to our regularly scheduled program... Fall Foliage inwards Maine!

Just got to a greater extent than or less swell intelligence from our New England neighbors at the Maine Office of Travel in addition to Tourism inwards Augusta, Maine, that autumn foliage color inwards the northern one-half of Maine is ranging from xxx to 75 per centum peak.

That's the word, according to the terra firma Department of Conservation. Aroostook County in addition to Piscataquis in addition to Somerset County woods rangers break 50-75 per centum peak color inwards the northern sections in addition to depression leafage drop, the study states.

Aroostook State Park Manager Scott Thompson states that the low-lying areas surrounding the green are l to lx per centum toward peak, in addition to the ridges of hills in addition to mountains are nearing peak. He expects peak color to prepare during the side yesteryear side 2 weekends if overnight temperatures buy the farm on to drib inwards the Presque Isle area.

Early foliage color Tuesday on Munsungan Lake inwards Piscataquis County northward of Baxter State Bright Future for 2009 Maine Fall FoliageColor inwards Northwestern locations-- including Jackman, Eustis in addition to Greenville, in addition to northeastern locations similar Millinocket in addition to Houlton -- get got moderate color, or xxx to l per centum toward peak according to the report. Leaf drib inwards both regions is even in addition to thus less than 10 percent, according to the report.

Rangers study 10 to xxx per centum color alter inwards the western mountains part from Bethel to Rangeley, primal locations from Augusta to Bangor, in addition to the downeast coast from Belfast to Eastport. Leaf drib is less than 10 per centum inwards these regions.

Southern coast foliage color is even in addition to thus really low, or less than 10 per centum toward peak, according to the report.

In related news, the Department of Conservation announced that Aroostook State Park volition host the outset inwards a serial of terra firma green guided foliage hikes on Sunday, Sept. 26. For data nigh the hike in addition to to register, view http://take-it-outside.com/hike.shtml.

Maine's autumn foliage weather condition are updated every Midweek through Oct. 21 in addition to posted on www.mainefoliage.com. Web site visitors tin sign upwards to have the weekly reports yesteryear e-mail in addition to post comments nigh Maine foliage adventures on the Foliage Forum page.

Other fun autumn events happening this weekend include the Common Ground Country Fair inwards Unity, the Punkinfiddle National Estuaries Day Celebration inwards Wells, in addition to the Family Arts Festival inwards Brunswick.

For to a greater extent than data nigh events in addition to activities happening inwards Maine this fall, log on to http://www.visitmaine.com.


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