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Fall foliage reaching peak fall colors

It should be a nice weekend for some fall color spotting around the region. Jim Carroll and his wife, Gina, are "leaf peepers" for the state tourism office. They live in Tupper Lake, but have been on the road from Whiteface to Saratoga Springs this week. Jim told Todd Moe that fall colors are reaching their peak in the northern Adirondacks this weekend.  Go to full article

How the drought affects garden chores

Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about the dry conditions in the garden and yard. Amy says summer chores continue, while some fall work should be delayed.  Go to full article

Good season predicted for fall colors

This fall should develop into a good seson for leaf peepers in New York State. That's according to people who keep an eye on fall foliage colors. The state "I Love New York" tourism office's weekly foliage reports began this week. The program includes information from more than 50 leaf spotters across New York, including Jim Carroll in Tupper Lake. He told Todd Moe the first signs of fall foliage are emerging in the Adirondacks.  Go to full article
Bill Smith and Don Woodcock
Bill Smith and Don Woodcock

A poem for autumn

Adirondack storyteller Bill Smith and champion fiddler Don Woodcock joined us recently on Open Studio, our monthly arts program heard the last Thursday of the month. We asked Bill and Don for a poem or music to celebrate the season.  Go to full article

Ed Kanze: Indian Summer in the North Woods

Ed Kanze is one of the most prolific nature writers in the Adirondacks. His columns appear in a dozen newspapers and magazines, including Adirondack Life and the Adirondack Explorer. In his new collection of essays, Over the Mountain and Home Again, Kanze recounts his journeys through the Park and its seasons. In this excerpt, he describes a day in late fall.  Go to full article

Fall color in the garden

Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about keeping color in the garden into autumn. Amy has tips for what to include in next year's summer and early fall flower gardens.  Go to full article

Fall colors on the eve of autumn

The autumn equinox occurs at 12:03 am Saturday. Bright fall colors are starting to dominate the Adirondack landscape. Todd Moe chats with Raquette Lake resident Jackie Hornstein for a fall foliage update.  Go to full article

Fall bulbs bring spring colors

Besides the harvest and cleaning up the garden this autumn, horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips on planting fall bulbs.  Go to full article

Trees starting to show fall color

It's mid September and the foliage is starting to lose its green and fall colors are starting to emerge in parts of the North Country. Todd Moe talks with Jim Carroll, of Tupper Lake. He and his wife are fall foliage spotters in the Adirondacks for the state tourism office.  Go to full article

In-Between Time in the Garden

It's colder, but not too cold from some yard and garden work. Amy Ivy has some ideas.  Go to full article

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