Fall colors are peaking in the St. John Valley, with hillsides like this one looking south toward Michigan Settlement off North Perley Brook Road in Fort Kent displaying a patchwork of reds, yellows and greens. Maine leaf-peepers can track the foliage progress online at www.maine.gov/doc/foliage to check out the best places to take in the seasonal colors.
Julia Bayly is a Homestead columnist and a reporter at the Bangor Daily News. More by Julia Bayly