Maine’s Fall Foliage Tour Season
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| From Acadia Magic.com
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a fall special of foliage tours in
the country. One of the featured places was Camden, Maine. In case you’re
interested, the Hartstone Inn in Camden has a package for $202 called “Whatever
Floats Your Boat.” You must also pay for
your room charge. You may sail along Penobscot Bay for a two-hour tour aboard
the Schooner, Surprise, or take an
eco tour on the Lively Lady Too lobster boat.
The day includes a
picnic lunch of two lobster rolls, a fresh dill pickle, and “a Pine Tree
State’s signature treat, the cream-filled chocolate whoopee pie.” After the
sail the inn will serve you a five-course gourmet dinner for two with fresh
seafood and dishes made of local ingredients. Multicourse breakfasts and spa
treatments are also included.
Works for me. Sign me
up. Do I get a discount for advertising the Hartstone Inn and their fall
package here?
After reading this
inviting story I decided to give you all the information you need to have or
want to know regarding Maine’s fall foliage.
Here you will find the
latest foliage report as well as an email signup for future reports such as the
following:
This site will also tell
you when and where to visit all the different sections of Maine to see the
leaves at their fall foliage peak. If you wish to hike to see the foliage they
suggest you go to: www.parksandlands.com.
If you would like to
plan a fall foliage trip such as the Camden one above they suggest you go to www.visitmaine.com.
Did you ever wonder how
and why the leaves turn colors in the fall? There is a wonderful video intended
for children, but very informative for all ages, called “Maine’s Autumn Magic:
How Leaves Reveal Their Fall Colors.” You can find it on the Maine foliage site
or www.maine.gov/doc/foliage.
They also give you some
samples of the beautiful Maine fall foliage. The photo above plus these two
come from that site.
Photo by Bob Atkins
Photo from about.com
There is also a
beautiful video of Acadia National Park done by a program called “Photo
Trekker” This one is called Episode 104 and features the park with some
wonderful fall pictures included. Enjoy. I wish I could see the foliage in
person this year, but I look forward to seeing the foliage again in the future.
Thanks for listening.
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From Gordon Page via the Courier Gazette site: They say a ride aboard Maine Eastern Railroad in either direction is also a great way to see the fall foliage. Small but spectacular splashes of early color are evident along the railroad right-of-way that cannot be viewed from Route One; and it will only get better!
ReplyDeleteFrom William Pease via the Courier Gazette site: Wow! Perfect timing with this wonderfully informative, beautifully presented, pertinent information. Very well done. You know I'm a big fan of your writing. We just returned from Rockland after attending our RHS class of 1952 (the Vintage Year!) 60th reunion, which went very well although we missed our deceased classmates, including your always warm-hearted brother Harlan. The leaves hadn't turned much then at all, but I remembered what they looked like at their brightest from my days growing up on upper Limerock Street. Lindsey Grove would have spots of glorious fire all over it beyond the Haligan's pastures. Many thanks for bringing those good memories back. Bill Pease, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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