Fall color resources for leaf-peeping in Minnesota

September 12, 2020 at 4:35PM
Yellow leaves lined the Tettegouche hiking trail on Wednesday afternoon. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com Fall colors were at the tail end of their peak along the North Shore on Wednesday October 9. 2019. With snow expected this coming weekend, it was the last chance to see the colors in their full glory.
Yellow leaves lined the Tettegouche hiking trail in October 2019. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tracking color: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tracks fall color at dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors; the site is updated weekly on Thursdays.

More routes: Find more ideas for fall drives at Explore Minnesota's website (exploreminnesota.com), where the top story at the moment looks at road trips for fall.

Sign up: Explore Minnesota and Minnesota DNR will co-launch a weekly fall color report beginning Sept. 17 that will appear on the DNR fall color website (above) and at exploreminnesota.com/fallcolor, where you can also sign up for texts or e-mail updates.

Heading east? Get information on Wisconsin at travelwisconsin.com/fall-color-report.

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