The peak season has arrived for those interested in traveling the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this weekend. So it will not get better than this for the UP. If you are not planning on watching football this weekend and cheering on the Wolverines or the Spartans, load up the car and head on off the UP for the leaf season.
AAA’s survey of state parks and regional visitor bureaus shows 90-100 percent color development in many areas of the Upper Peninsula, with red, orange and yellow hues found at Brimley State Park (Sault Ste. Marie), Straits State Park (St. Ignace) and J.W. Wells State Park (Cedar River).
In the Lower Peninsula, peak color season is still a week or two away — slightly behind schedule — with color development reported in 45-50 percent of the trees around Cadillac, Frankfort, Gaylord, Mackinaw City, Manistee, Rogers City and Roscommon. Color intensity is rated as “fair” to “good” in most areas.
