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Travel and Leisure has named the top 15 drives in America to view the changing leaves in the fall and two of them are in Maine! Have you done these drives in the fall?

Now, that the unofficial end of summer is here, Maine.gov is getting ready with updates to help leaf peepers plan their foliage trips with updated weekly foliage reports.

It looks like it is going to be a terrific fall foliage season in Maine this year. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says conditions in the northernmost part of Maine are prime for very low leaf drop and subtle color changes.

Fall is here and the trees are getting colorful.  If you want to catch a peek of the peak, the Maine Fall Foliage Reports are back and ready to help you get your leaf peeping on. The color is here and leaves are still on most of the trees, so it looks great. Find the best colors for your weekend road trip.

For all of you who are keeping track, my favorite time of the year happens to be fall. Save your hot and humid summers. Forget your long and dreary winters. Give me cool, crisp foggy mornings and early nights. I demand ripe pumpkins and an array of autumn foliage.

It looks like we could be in for an excellent leaf-peeping season. According to Maine forestry officials in Augusta, the hot, dry summer may deliver an ideal foliage season.  Gale Ross, Maine’s foliage spokeswoman has been fielding calls already from potential visitors about the upcoming season. One call came in from China.

Even though the calender still says it's summer, the fall colors are starting to pop in Maine. The magical time of year when brilliant reds and yellows dazzle behind a deep blue Maine sky are upon us. The colors are starting to appear in northern Maine and within the next few weeks they'll be changing here in central Maine.