Maine Lakes, Mountains Displaying Elevation Autumn Leafage Colors
Maine foliage conditions for Oct. 7. Credit: Maine Department of Conservation, Press Release source: VisitMaine.com.
Just got give-and-take from the Maine Office of Tourism that autumn foliage volition live best this Columbus Day Weekend at the lakes too mountains of western Maine too the Mt. Katahdin Region.
For those unfamiliar alongside Maine autumn foliage, you're inward for a treat. Known to many for its coastal splendor, Maine is also a terrific autumn foliage peeping finish inland, peculiarly around the regal beauty of Mt. Katahdin (a challenging hike simply worth it, equally long equally the weather condition is cooperative) too beautiful lake towns similar Rangeley. Although Bethel is a famous ski town (Sunday River), the autumn tin live marvelous here, too, inward this quaint, quintessential New England modest town. Currently, rangers are reporting high color inward the Bethel expanse alongside nigh fifty to seventy per centum peak color too moderate foliage drop, according to the Maine Office of Tourism.
Without farther delay, hither is the Maine Office of Tourism Maine autumn foliage updates press release:
AUGUSTA, Maine - The lakes too mountains part of western Maine, too the Mt. Katahdin part volition get got the best foliage color this weekend, according to the 4th autumn foliage written report from the nation Department of Conservation.
Forest rangers from Moosehead Lake to Stratton, too Mt. Katahdin to Lincoln are observing peak foliage conditions, or at to the lowest degree 75 per centum color change, too moderate foliage drib betwixt xxx too fifty percent, the written report states.
Rangers are reporting high color, or fifty to seventy per centum toward peak, alongside moderate foliage drib inward locations similar Rangeley, Rumford, Bethel, Grand Lake Stream too Calais.
"The fourth dimension is correct to caput for the western mountains, the Millinocket area, too the northern lakes of Washington County," said Gale Ross, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Conservation. "I get got encouraged travelers to excogitation their Maine foliage trip for this fourth dimension of the month, too I am happy that Mother Nature cooperated."
High color has also reached the fundamental too eastern portion of the nation from Dover-Foxcroft to Bangor, according to rangers. Leaf drib inward the part is right away moderate.
Rangers are reporting moderate color alter along the Downeast coast from Bucksport to Lubec, inward southern too fundamental interior locations from Sebago Lake to Augusta, too along the southern coast from Kittery to Belfast. Leaf drib inward these regions is moderate.
Foliage color is right away by peak too foliage drib is 10 to fifty per centum inward all of Aroostook County, northern Piscataquis County too northern Somerset County, the written report states.
The Department of Conservation also announced that Camden Hills State Park too Bradbury Mountain State Park volition host the lastly nation commons guided foliage hikes on Sunday, Oct. 11. For data nigh each hike too to register,
visit http://take-it-outside.com/hike.shtml.
Maine's autumn foliage conditions are updated each Midweek through Oct 21 at www.mainefoliage.com. The Department of Conservation encourages visitors to ship comments nigh their Maine foliage adventures on the Foliage Forum page, too submit Maine foliage photos on the Photo Gallery page.
Fun autumn events happening this weekend include the Damariscotta Pumpkin Fest, Lobster Harvest Day inward Port Clyde, too Dominicus River's Fall Festival inward Newry.
For to a greater extent than data nigh events too activities happening inward Maine this fall, log onto http://www.visitmaine.com.
Just got give-and-take from the Maine Office of Tourism that autumn foliage volition live best this Columbus Day Weekend at the lakes too mountains of western Maine too the Mt. Katahdin Region.For those unfamiliar alongside Maine autumn foliage, you're inward for a treat. Known to many for its coastal splendor, Maine is also a terrific autumn foliage peeping finish inland, peculiarly around the regal beauty of Mt. Katahdin (a challenging hike simply worth it, equally long equally the weather condition is cooperative) too beautiful lake towns similar Rangeley. Although Bethel is a famous ski town (Sunday River), the autumn tin live marvelous here, too, inward this quaint, quintessential New England modest town. Currently, rangers are reporting high color inward the Bethel expanse alongside nigh fifty to seventy per centum peak color too moderate foliage drop, according to the Maine Office of Tourism.
Without farther delay, hither is the Maine Office of Tourism Maine autumn foliage updates press release:
AUGUSTA, Maine - The lakes too mountains part of western Maine, too the Mt. Katahdin part volition get got the best foliage color this weekend, according to the 4th autumn foliage written report from the nation Department of Conservation.
Forest rangers from Moosehead Lake to Stratton, too Mt. Katahdin to Lincoln are observing peak foliage conditions, or at to the lowest degree 75 per centum color change, too moderate foliage drib betwixt xxx too fifty percent, the written report states.
Rangers are reporting high color, or fifty to seventy per centum toward peak, alongside moderate foliage drib inward locations similar Rangeley, Rumford, Bethel, Grand Lake Stream too Calais.
"The fourth dimension is correct to caput for the western mountains, the Millinocket area, too the northern lakes of Washington County," said Gale Ross, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Conservation. "I get got encouraged travelers to excogitation their Maine foliage trip for this fourth dimension of the month, too I am happy that Mother Nature cooperated."
High color has also reached the fundamental too eastern portion of the nation from Dover-Foxcroft to Bangor, according to rangers. Leaf drib inward the part is right away moderate.
Rangers are reporting moderate color alter along the Downeast coast from Bucksport to Lubec, inward southern too fundamental interior locations from Sebago Lake to Augusta, too along the southern coast from Kittery to Belfast. Leaf drib inward these regions is moderate.
Foliage color is right away by peak too foliage drib is 10 to fifty per centum inward all of Aroostook County, northern Piscataquis County too northern Somerset County, the written report states.
The Department of Conservation also announced that Camden Hills State Park too Bradbury Mountain State Park volition host the lastly nation commons guided foliage hikes on Sunday, Oct. 11. For data nigh each hike too to register,
visit http://take-it-outside.com/hike.shtml.
Maine's autumn foliage conditions are updated each Midweek through Oct 21 at www.mainefoliage.com. The Department of Conservation encourages visitors to ship comments nigh their Maine foliage adventures on the Foliage Forum page, too submit Maine foliage photos on the Photo Gallery page.
Fun autumn events happening this weekend include the Damariscotta Pumpkin Fest, Lobster Harvest Day inward Port Clyde, too Dominicus River's Fall Festival inward Newry.
For to a greater extent than data nigh events too activities happening inward Maine this fall, log onto http://www.visitmaine.com.
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