Peak color on the way in county

  • Fall colors are expected to peak in Leelanau County in the next couple of weeks. Vibrant pops of color already are showing in leaves though, like in the trees here off County Rd. 633. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
    Fall colors are expected to peak in Leelanau County in the next couple of weeks. Vibrant pops of color already are showing in leaves though, like in the trees here off County Rd. 633. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
  • Fall foliage has just begun to show along Leelanau’s roadways. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
    Fall foliage has just begun to show along Leelanau’s roadways. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
Peak fall colors are about a couple weeks out for Leelanau county, but vibrant pops of red, orange, and yellow are already showing in leaves — a sign that the area is on track for another “fairly normal” color season. Matt Gillen, meteorologist with the U.S. National Weather Service in Gaylord, said while abnormal high temperatures in the 80s this October have broken records for heat, people can…

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