Astro and Au Sable River, Foote Pond Overlook by paulv21
Even though we were just at the Au Sable River, I couldn’t leave an obvious good boy like Astro hanging!! Plus it’s a great chance to look in on the fall color in northeast Michigan, which looks pretty close to the Pure Michigan estimate of 60-80%. Here is the current (estimated) fall color a few selected locations across the Great Lakes State from Pure Michigan:
Upper Peninsula
Marquette – Fall Color : 80-100%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 8-14
Sault Ste. Marie – Fall Color : 40-60%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 11-17
Mackinac Island – Fall Color : 40-60%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 11-17
Central Lower Peninsula
Muskegon – Fall Color : 20-40%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 15-30
Holland – Fall Color : 20-40%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 19-23
Northern Lower Peninsula
Petoskey – Fall Color : 60-80%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 16-23
Gaylord – Fall Color : 60-80%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 12-18
Charlevoix – Fall Color : 40-60%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 11-20
Southern Lower Peninsula
Kalamazoo – Fall Color: 20-40%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 25 – November 4
Ann Arbor – Fall Color: 20-40%
Estimated Peak Fall Color: October 18-24
Paul took these photos on Sunday. Follow him on Flickr to keep up with his (and Astro’s) adventures!
