More foliage colors are beginning to show in northern Maine, according to the second 2011 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Conservation (MDOC). 

Maine fall foliage conditions for Sept. 21. Credit: Maine Department of Conservation
 
Currently, Maine Forest Service and state park rangers are observing low leaf color, or 10 to 30 percent toward peak, along with very low leaf drop in all of Aroostook County and northern portions of Piscataquis and Somerset counties.

Rangers believe that some sections of Aroostook County will see moderate color, or 30 to 50 percent toward peak, by this weekend. Foliage color and leaf drop in the remainder of the state is very low, or less than 10 percent, according to the report.

"Fall colors are starting to show along mountain ridges in Aroostook County," said Scott Thompson, park ranger at Aroostook State Park near Presque Isle.

LEWISTON — Amcomm Wireless will hold a grand opening from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at its newest store at 456 Sabattus St.

Owner Peter McAvoy and his staff will host the event at the company’s fourth store, formerly a Bank of America branch office. McAvoy also owns an Amcomm Wireless store at the Auburn Mall, as well as a store on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville and a fourth in Rochester, N.H.

Amcomm Wireless is a retailer of Verizon cellphones. For more information, contact McAvoy at 207-713-4911

Now that the days are getting shorter & the nights much cooler, you may have a case of fall fever? If you're anything like me, you really love summer & hate to see it go, but you welcome fall with open arms! There is so much to do in Maine in the fall. I wrote a blog post on Stiffler's Social Scoop [my personal blog] about how you can Get The Most Out of Fall in Maine. Apple picking, hiking, high school football & fall foliage are some of my favorites. What is your favorite thing about fall?