Entries Tagged "fall foliage tours"

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Maine is the largest state in New England.

All five other New England states could fit within the boundaries of this state. Maine joined the Union in 1820. Residents of this dramatic state, with its rugged coastal lands and immense pin forests, have included painter Andrew Wyeth and writers Edna St. Vincent Millay and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Many tours and cruises include a stop in Bar Harbor, Maine. 

Discover the historic community of Bar Harbor with its beauty, charm and unique character. Nestled between the mountains of Acadia National Park and the Atlantic Ocean on Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor has attracted visitors, naturalists and scientists for decades

The town is small and easy to walk the main road full of local shops and restaurants. Well worth a tour, is a trip up to Cadillac Mountain. You will see spectacular coastal, mountain and forest scenery. You can hike, canoe or just talk a walk in the park. For those that have been to Bar Harbor before, consider whale watching.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

New England's fall foliage is due to crisp, clear sunny days and long, cold nights. These special weather conditions halt the chlorophyll production in the leaves, and allow the brilliant golden and scarlet colors to be revealed.

Fall Foliage tours for 2010 are starting to sell for this season, however if you are looking just to drive to a nearby area to enjoy the foliage, this link to the Weather Channel is excellent as it maps out foliage daily showing areas all over the country, and lets you know if they are "past peak," "peak," "near peak," or "patchy."

Although New England is known for fall foliage, there are other parts of the country that have equally stunning leaf color with mountain back drops, lakeside views or sprawling vineyards. Don't forget the amazing National Parks. Peak is usually mid-October. Sedona, Zion, Grand Tetons and Yellowstone all offer great fall folors. Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite national park usually peak later, around the end of October.

In the South, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountains are popular areas to see foliage, as well as Greensboro, Franklin and These areas tends to peak in early November.

We have started listing 2010 trips. We will once again have fall foliage tours, cruises and train trips.  Click for Fall foliage tour information.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Another popular stop on Fall Foliage (Canada and New England cruises,) is Nova Scotia.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Lake Placid began developing as a major tourist location in the latter part of the 19th century. The town itself is set on two lakes, Mirror Lake and the larger Lake Placid. It has been the proud host of two Winter Olympics, in 1932 and 1980. As well as being home to the Olympic Center which houses four ice rinks, it has the informative 1932 and 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum. In addition, Lake Placid has several large sports training facilities, especially for winter events, such as the Olympic Ski Jump Complex, a year-round training and competition site. Another famous attraction is John Brown’s Farm and Grave just outside the village, where the famous abolitionist brought his family in 1849 and where he conceived his ill-fated raid on Harper’s Ferry in an attempt to end slavery.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Once the summer playground of wealthy and famous Americans, Bar Harbor was celebrated as a quiet, beautiful resort village. Today visitors flock to this island paradise to experience the brilliant fall foliage and to explore Acadia National Park, the first national park established east of the Mississippi. The park encompasses over 47,000 acres (19,020 ha) of granite-domed mountains with woodlands, lakes, ponds and coastal seashore. Such diverse types of habitat make Acadia a haven for wildlife and plants. Entwined with the natural diversity of Acadia is the story of its people. Evidence suggests that native people first lived here at least 5,000 years ago. Subsequent centuries brought explorers from far lands, settlers of European descent, and arising directly from the beauty of the landscape, tourism and preservation.