TWO HARBORS, Minn.
Turning maple leaves are washing the highland hills with color in the middle of Lake County.
A newly paved road and lots of fall color will greet leaf-peepers in the Finland area. This is a shot from Little Marais Road (County 6) at the entrance to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.
The best color this week can be found in the Finland area.
One good route to take is Highway 61 to Beaver Bay, then up Highway 4 to Highway 1 and into Finland. From there, take either Highway 6 (Little Marais Road) east and back to Highway 61 or go a bit farther north in Finland to take Highway 7 northeast to George H. Crosby Manitou State Park.
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Continue from the park on Highway 7 to Highway 8 and east into Cook County, where the road becomes Highway 1 and ends up in Schroeder, back on Highway 61 and the Lake Superior shore.
The color will likely peak this weekend in the Lake and Cook County highlands and reach areas closer to the lake in the next 10 days.
The Lake County News Chronicle and the Herald are Forum Communications Co. newspapers.
