Down East’s fall foliage is now at its peak autumnal color, according to the final foliage report of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry:
Down East: Zone 2
The report notes that some trees have not turned yet, but provide good contrast to those that have. You might want to do some exploring along the coast before it all blows away, as is happening to some maples:
Mother Nature’s warm brush strokes this year are nice, but not nearly as numerous and thick as in some past mid-October peaks. The color now is best in the blueberry field areas where the berry leaves are turning crimson:
Some individual trees are standouts:
Just a touch of fall color to water views always is an annual treat in coastal towns:
(Images taken in Blue Hill, Brooklin, and N. Sedgwick, Maine, on October 16, 17, and 18, 2024.)