We had are first frost of the year at 29 degrees F. in Brainerd.
Leaf colors I think will peak in the Walker-Longville area mid week and already a lot of gorgeous Maples. The Longville-Walker area fall colors are some of the best in the state.
Brainerd area a lot of green still,will see now that I checked this morning and my bird bath had almost a 1/4 inch of ice. Hope they just don't just fall off?

Mr. Tree, are you seeing mostly sugars, reds, or a mix? In Downeast Maine, we have mostly reds, which they call swamp maples, but houses often out a sugar or two out front, planted when young marrieds moved into the house.

Word has it that it's snowing this afternoon in the Brainerd, Merrifield and Park Rapids area. Pinetree-- any flakes you can confirm??

WhiteWolf: "Word has it that it's snowing this afternoon in the Brainerd, Merrifield and Park Rapids area. Pinetree-- any flakes you can confirm??


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Yes nice big scattered snow flakes falling right now,just kind of floating down on a dead calm day. Not going to amount to anything,kind of neat,but still would like alittle fall yet.

missmolly: "Mr. Tree, are you seeing mostly sugars, reds, or a mix? In Downeast Maine, we have mostly reds, which they call swamp maples, but houses often out a sugar or two out front, planted when young marrieds moved into the house. "

color advancement


Mostly sugar maples but red maples are present in at least the east half of the state and I believe to the Canada border.

I noticed if like I have like a brown-gold tinged sunglasses when sun is out the leaf color sticks out so much more and brighter.Really filters the light.
I wonder what color sunglasses would be the best?

Sawbill - First snow of September!

Snow with rain yesterday. Only maples showing colors today.

Pictures taken Saturday. Colors a little brighter inland from Superior. There were pockets of maples with color inland, however I think peak will be in 1 or 2 weeks.

JIM

Well tonight with a little fresh snow coming the leaves will peak in a hurry. Seasons are changing fast and the next 10 days sound like wet and dreary weather. A little sunshine would be nice.

The colors were fantastic in the Porcupines last weekend!

Our trees are bending over backwards to show off their colors.

That looks wet and cold. Reminds me of wet sloppy days in the deer stand. I hate it when branches take a beating.
With all the melting did you get a couple of inches? I see some places got 3-5 inches of wet stuff.

Thanks for the photo.

A couple, but it's going fast. Natures way of thinning out the woods. A lot of branches and trees down.

The National Weather Service in Duluth reported 3 inches of snow had fallen in McKinley, Payne and at Sea Gull Lake near the end of the Gunflint Trail, with 2.5 inches at Snowbank Lake northeast of Ely and 2 inches in Grand Rapids, Cook, Coleraine and Grand Portage.