Midcoast Maine is where you’ll find Wiscasset, a historic village known for its seaside charm and wealth of antique shops-more than 40 in all, from the petite Lilac Cottage Antiques to the three-story Antiques Mall. Drive a stretch in a day, go longer and plan an overnight or two, or launch an annual pilgrimage to experience a brand-new segment year after year. Beginning at the Massachusetts line and traveling up the middle of Vermont almost all the way to the Canadian border, Route 100 offers more than 200 miles of forest color, mountain vistas, and idyllic New England villages, not to mention grazing cows, silver-capped silos, and sunlit fields shifting from green to gold before your eyes. You’ll want to pull over-a lot-as you drive Vermont’s Route 100, which many consider the most scenic route in New England. Photo Credit : Thomas Pajot/iStock Drive Vermont’s Route 100 Much depends on wind speed and direction, but expect to travel 5 to 15 mph at altitudes ranging from 500 to 5,000 feet. in the autumn months), and once you’re up, up, and away, you’ll revel in above-the-treetops views spanning four states. Berkshire Balloons offers early-morning hot-air balloon flights (7 a.m. Here’s a floating new perspective on those fleeting fall colors. Photo Credit : Coppola Photography/courtesy of Connecticut Office of Tourism Take a Foliage Balloon Ride in Plainville, Connecticut Float above the foliage with Berkshire Balloons. The canopy tours are offered by the Omni Mount Washington Resort, where the more earth-loving travelers in your party might prefer surveying the gorgeous vistas from the plush 25,000-square-foot spa. Traversing a network of platforms connected by nine ziplines, two sky bridges, and three rappels, you’ll soar among ancient hemlocks, pines, and spruces and enjoy breathtaking views of the White Mountains, including New England’s mightiest, Mount Washington. Go Foliage Ziplining at Bretton Woods, New Hampshireĭon’t miss the chance to zipline above the slopes of Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, on a leaf-peeping tour with a side of adrenaline. Then work them off with a short (and at times, rugged) hike up Haystack Mountain in Castle Hill, where the effort rewards you with 360 degrees of Aroostook’s golds, greens, and reds. Stop by the Dolly’s Restaurant in Frenchville ployes, a delicious flatbread invented by the French Acadian exiles who settled in northern Maine, hot off the griddle.
Fall is also potato harvest time, when local high schoolers on “harvest break” still help out the local farmers. This is Maine’s largest and least populous region, with autumn vistas galore. Route 1 begins its 2,369-mile journey to Key West, Florida. No, really north-all the way to America’s First Mile in Fort Kent, Maine. 25 Memorable Things to Do in New England in Fall A rural foliage display in Maine’s northernmost county, Aroostook Photo Credit : Lauren Blackwell/Red Leash Photo Go North to Aroostook County, Maine Heading to New England this autumn? Make the most of your foliage day trip, road trip, or weekend getaway with our list of memorable things to do in New England in fall, excerpted from the September/October 2021 Yankee Feature “31 Ways to Fall for Autumn” by Kate Whouley.
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