County Fall Foliage Nears its Peak

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s fall foliage is nearing its peak. Each year tourists visit Aroostook County during fall for a look at the colors. Jacob Pelkey, Tourism Developer for the Northern Maine Development Commission, says the colors are expected to reach their peak next week. “Right now, the colors are vibrant and rich and they’re just getting better for the next 7 days. We’ve had some really really warm days and some colds nights and that really sparks the colors in our maples and our birches. So, we have some strong reds right now and some really strong golds.

We have had some dry summers in the last few years, and the colors have been dull or late, and we’ve also had some rainy falls that have knocked the leaves off earlier. So, this is a great season where we’ve actually had a dry fall and a milder summer. The fall colors are really the pinnacle of the season. You always want to be early to see the fall foliage, so you get those brightest colors against the darkest greens.” Pelkey says even if you’re on time or a little bit late for the peak of the season there will still be fantastic colors into the second week of October.