A midweek nor’easter will start blowing the leaves off hardwoods.
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It’s fall; where are you going to see the best Maine foliage?
2019 Fall Foliage Prediction Map SmokyMountains.com has an interactive map to show where and when foliage colors will peak. Maine’s trees are starting to show flashes of yellow, orange and red — mostly in northern parts of the state. Northern Maine is reporting less than 30% color change with less than 10% leaf drop, according […]
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Fall colors peak on a dreary day
A pedestrian walks along College Street in Lewiston on Monday afternoon in a light rain. The autumn foliage is in peak color this week in the region. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Foliage in Maine is at its peak this weekend
Hit the road, leaf-peepers! That’s the message behind the state of Maine’s most recent foliage report, which says the majority of the state is at its peak color-wise. Northern Maine is a little past peak and southern-most York County is almost there. The National Weather Service is predicting sun all day, with temperatures in the […]
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Foliage colors nearing prime time; 'We're looking good'
An empty logging truck zooms past a large display of autumn foliage on Route 26 in Woodstock on Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Leaves are turning red throughout the region, including this delicate leaf in Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Maple trees are among some of the most colorful autumn trees in Maine. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) […]
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Fall colors have arrived in northern Maine
PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — The leaf peeping has begun in northern Maine. The state with the densest forest on the East Coast is starting its annual display of color. The Maine Office of Tourism says fall colors are arriving in the northern part of the state. There’s moderate color change in northern Maine, while the […]
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Drought may have contributed to storm damage
PORTLAND (AP) — Drought conditions, recent rainfall and an unusual storm path in Maine may have contributed to the large numbers of trees that toppled during a storm that walloped the Northeast this week, officials said. The storm cut power to nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses in the region at its peak. It left more […]
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Songo Pond foliage
This setting on Songo Pond in Bethel on Tuesday featured bright fall foliage and a seasonal breeze.
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Fall colors are at their peak in western, northern Maine
Attention Leaf Peepers!! Peak season has started in 4 of the 7 zones! AUGUSTA (AP) — If you love fall colors, then this is the time to get outside in Maine. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says the vibrant golds, oranges and reds are at their peak across western and northern Maine. […]
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Foliage colors take their time to develop
It looks like the recent summer-like temperatures slowed down the progression of foliage color across Maine. “I’m going out on a limb here and say that because of the warm weather we’ve been experiencing, it appears the progression of color is trailing about a week behind. Ideal conditions call for shorter, warm days, followed by […]