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Fall Foliage, Fall Colours or Autumn Colors?

What is the difference between fall foliage and fall colours or colors? How about Americans vs Canadians and the spelling of colour vs color. Another important distinction is the notion of the “Leaf Peeper”, a term describing the tourists that flock to the North East New England area of the U.S. during the fall foliage season. Peepers tend to get arrested in Canada. See Fall in Ontario.

Fall Color Fall Foliage for Ontario 2011

When will the peak fall foliage arrive in 2011?  The answer can vary depending on the location of the destination, the amount of rain, the first frost, the temperature of nearby bodies of water, and the fullness of the foliage on the trees. Just to confuse even more, the vertical height of the area above sea level is also important. Predictions are just that---predictions based on forecasts. A little bit of art, and a little bit of science. See the Science of Fall Color Change. This year 2011in Ontario saw more snow fall than usual which means the ground water levels may be up...good for the health of trees.  However, Ontario has the dry hot summer trees may wilt and start color changes earlier.  Still a bit up in the air?

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Fall Colour Drive Routes

• Alliston, Nottawasaga Valley-Hockley Valley-Caledon Fall Colour Road Trip
• Algonquin Park Area Fall Colour (Color) Drives-Choice of 3 routes
• Lake Simcoe-Round the Lake, Barrie, Orillia Fall Colours (Colours)
• Georgian Bay Fall Colour Routes
• Muskoka Fall Colour (Color) Road Trips
• Barrie to Orangeville Fall colours (colors) Route
• Haliburton - Huntsville Fall colours (colors) Route
• Lake Simcoe Fall Colours (colors) Circle Tour
• Lake Ontario Shores From Grafton to Picton (return)
• Lakefield to Barry’s Fall colours (colors) Bay
• North Bay to Timmins, Gogama, Sudbury, North Bay Fall Colors (Colours)
• North Bay - Sudbury Fall Route colours (colors)
• Northern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario Fall Colour Routes
• Peterborough - Kawarthas Fall Route colours (colors)
• Sault Ste. Marie Fall Route colours (colors)
• Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa Fall Route Colours (colors)

Peak Color Season

There are a number of great road trips and fall colour drive tour opportunities in Ontario to provide for an exceptional vacation at the peak of the fall colour season. Trying to determine the peak colour is often elusive, as color changes rely on diminishing sun, and rely on a hard frost to initiate the most spectacular leaf color changes. We recommend a minimum of 2 days with an overnight or weekend stay at the many resorts, inns, hotels, and cottages, north of Toronto. Significant colour changes usually coincide with the official first day of Fall during the third week of September, on the 21, 22, or 23 day.

Maple Syrup and Fall Colors

There are many locations selling Maple Syrup, however it should be noted that Maple Syrup Production takes place in the spring before the leaves are on the maple trees, and not during the fall season.

Ontario’s Fall Classic “The Real Canadian Scenic Drive”

What better location to view the fall colours then between Lakefield north of Peterborough, to Bancroft, Maynooth, Combermere, and Barry’s Bay where you will drive through the hamlet of “Maple Leaf” Ontario. This is one of the historic towns and villages you will drive through on a scenic fall foliage color drive tour north of Toronto.

We recommend a minimum of 2 days with an overnight or weekend stay at the many resorts, inns, hotels, and cottages, north of Toronto. If your fall trip is flexible and you want to roam check the following roads north of Toronto, The Highway 11 Way, The 400 Highway North or The Highway 60 Way.