FALL FOLIAGE 2006

Peeping Update

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Sunday, September 24, 2006

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Peeping Update

For updated reports, check http://www.foliagenetwork.com/ , the Weather Channel Web site, http://www.weather.com/ , or the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Fall Foliage Hotline (800-354-4595). The Web site of WSI, a company that sells weather information to the media, lists predicted peak foliage periods for 34 states plus the District, with links to each state's current foliage report: Go to http://www.intellicast.com/FallFoliage/World/UnitedStates/CurrentStateReports .

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Many Eastern Seaboard states offer frequent updates on their Web sites and via toll-free numbers; here's where to find them from north to south.

· Maine: 888-624-6345, http://www.mainefoliage.com/

· New Hampshire: 800-258-3608, http://www.visitnh.gov/fall-foliage-new-england.html

· Vermont: 800-837-6668, http://www.vermontvacation.com/

· Massachusetts: 800-227- 6277, http://www.massvacation.com/foliage

· Connecticut: 888-288-4748, http://www.ctvisit.com/

· New York: 800-225-5697, http://www.iloveny.com/fall

· New Jersey: 800-847-4865, http://www.state.nj.us/travel

· Delaware: 866-284-7483, http://www.visitdelaware.net/

· Pennsylvania: 800-847-4872, http://www.visitpa.com/

· West Virginia: 800-225-5982, http://www.wvtourism.com/

· Virginia: 800-847-4882, http://www.virginia.org/

· Maryland: 800-532-8371, http://www.mdisfun.org/

· North Carolina: 800-847-4862, http://www.visitnc.com/

-- Jennifer Huget

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