North Shore Fall Colors 2011! Fewer people and no bugs!
>>Report for September 1st, 2011
Fall
Color Status:
Maples, birch and
aspen/poplars are hinting their annual color change. Generally
colors are best for maple and oak from the middle of September
into early October. Colors for birch and poplar / aspen are last
two weeks of September into mid October. Tamarack changes to
lemon yellow at the end of September into early October. We
report fall colors into two areas; the lower North Shore and
Upper North Shore.
2008 and 2009
- very late fall colors ended rather abruptly Oct 15th and
17th as strong fall squalls rolled in. Watching these storms rip
leaves off trees and spin up Lake Superior into huge shore
pounding waves, is a spectacular scene.
>>Keep these things in mind;
Watch out for ticks... we've been finding very small deer
ticks on dogs and people. Hard to believe but, deer ticks are
very active during the warm fall days and often attach in the
very private body areas. Deer ticks are a recent invasive
species that has moved into North Shore areas, possibly from
excessive deer populations. (might be a good place to find an
area to deer hunt.)
Please be courteous to those that don't want to drive as
slow as you. Turn-out in a safe location and let faster traffic
pass. Not everyone is leaf looking. People live and work here
too. Thank you!
REPORT FOR LOWER NORTH SHORE /
DULUTH AREA / HWY 61 MILE 0 TO MILE 70>>>Duluth through
Little Marais, which includes
Tettegouche State Park, St.
Louis and Lake Counties. Current Report September 01; Very early
fall colors are hinting. Awesome time of year to
hike North
Shore trails and explore the area.
REPORT FOR UPPER NORTH SHORE
HWY 61 MILE 70 TO USA / CANADA BORDER >>>All of Cook County
from Schroeder up through Grand Portage, Gunflint Trail
and the Canadian border area. Current Report September 01; Very
early fall colors are hinting. Awesome time of year to
hike North
Shore trails and explore the area.
See fall color
images of Oberg Mountain from September 30th, 2010.
See fall color images
of Cascade River from September 30th, 2010.
SPECIAL EVENT>>Split
Rock Lighthouse State Park Beacon lighting and anniversary of
the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Nov 10th.
read
more about this event...