Goodbye August, goodbye summer, and goodbye warm weather for another year – at least on this side of the world. Before the leaves begin to fall, it’s the best time of the year for heading out on your last adventures: get in those last games of golf, pack everyone in the car to go and see the colorful leaves,
Journey this week with tripatlas.com/new as we go by rail or by car through the top Fall Getaway Spots in eastern Canada and the United States for the best that Mother Earth and her stunning natural shades has to offer this Fall 2008.
Fabulous Fall Getaways this Autumn in Eastern Canada and the United States
I remember that my parents and relatives would rave and rush to plan short weekend getaways when fall or autumn came around each year so that we could go and “watch the leaves change.” It wasn’t until later I realized that “watching the leaves change” doesn’t mean you actually watch them change right before your eyes.
Glorious Fall Foliage Destinations: Where to Watch the Leaves Change
It’s only now that I can appreciate what they meant by why we should drive miles to look at trees – the cascade of hundreds of rich colors is eye candy like no other in the world. Here are a few of the top places for Fall Foliage and Sights in Eastern Canada & the United States, including New England and a few eastern provinces in Canada:
- The Berkshires, Massachusetts
- Cayuga Lake & The Finger Lakes, New York
- Algonquin Park, Ontario
- Georgian Bay & the Bruce Trail, Ontario
- Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
- Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
- Moosehead Lake, Maine
Fall Foliage, Colors, and Romance in Canada
The Exclusively Canada Fall Foliage Romance by Rail takes you and your significant other by rail across some of Eastern Canada’s top cities: Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal and Halifax. This 7 Night/8 Day train journey will wind through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and to Halifax in Nova Scotia, passing through the eastern corridor’s luminescent fall and autumn colours. The dramatic and peaceful landscape is truly a spectacular experience to be shared and a fantastic fall getaway that brings you some of the best of Canada. Get more information, here.
The Superior Fall Colours of Ontario Experience takes you from Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, northern New York or Detroit and brings you into unending stunning landscapes of northern Ontario. This group tour takes you through the picturesque Muskoka region, into the Canadian Shield and to Sudbury. Go for a Earth Nickel Mine tour and then travel by train around Lake Superior, the white river, get a glimpse of moose and maybe even some bears. Get more information here.
Golf Your Heart Out Before the Frost Settles on the Lawns
Mohonk Mountains in Catskills, New York offers the best of many worlds. Visit the Catskills region for a stunning display of fall colours while staying at the Mohonk Mountain House, a stunning Victorian-style castle set atop the rocks above the lake. Located in New Paltz, New York, the Mohonk Mountain House is a great golf getaway and one of the oldest golf courses in the country, modeled after the one and only St. Andrews, Scotland. Get more information here.
Kingsbrae Arms, St. Andrews By-the-Sea in New Brunswick is one of the top inns in Canada and the world: a Relax & Chateaux Member, known as “Fit for a King” in Conde Nast Traveler, The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and more. With world-class golf links courses overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the 18-hole course is both challenging and naturally stunning. Not to mention, Kingsbrae is also a great destination for food & wine, spa treatments, and other attractions in New Brunswick, Canada. Get more information here.
Great Cities to Experience and Explore in Autumn or Fall
Boston, Massachusetts is a great walking city to wander through during the fall. The newest class of students from Boston‘s many academic institutions are back, the streets and cafes are busy again and the leaves are changing. With great historic and stone colonial buildings, and picturesque spots to stop and people watch. If you’ve got time to spare, visit Wellfleet on October 13 and 14 to take part in the Wellfleet Oyster Festival where the shelled delights abound all weekend; or visit Nantucket where you’ll find some of the tastiest seafood delights on the continent.
Quebec City in Quebec, Canada is full of colour, romance, and picturesque spots and sights during the fall. Get a taste of reds, yellows, and orange or watch the snow geese migrate south for the winter. There’s no better time to take in Quebec City than in fall, with its religious architecture, activities on the St. Lawrence River, and the abundance of art, music, and Canadian French culture. Be sure to make a farmer’s market as the apple harvest is plentiful, pick up some apple ice wines, apple ciders, and of course, apple pies!
Have a great trip, see you next fall!