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Fall colors 2022: Wisconsin leaf-peepers visit top spots for peak foliage

PHOTOS: 10 Wisconsin counties showing 'peak fall colors,' according to the Wisconsin Fall Color Report

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Bright red, orange, and yellow leaves surround homes on a lake.
Fall colors color the landscape of Clear Lake in Siren, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR

In northern Wisconsin, leaves are turning yellow, orange and red as temperatures drop across the state. Sightseers are making the trip to places like Dunn, St. Croix and Burnett counties, for the stunning, but fleeting, scenery.

As of Thursday, the Wisconsin Fall Color Report had 10 counties showing “peak fall colors.”

The southern part of the state, including Dane and Milwaukee counties, are expected to peak at the end of October and into early November.

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Here’s what some of the fall transition looks like:

Yellow and red leaves surround a lake, seen from above.
Fall colors can be seen from a lookout point above the Eau Galle Reservoir on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Spring Valley, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A look up at yellow leaves still attached to a tree on a sunny day.
Leaves on a tree have turned yellow with the cooler seasonal temperatures Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, near the Ice Age Trail in Saint Croix Falls, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A small street is surrounded by trees with green, yellow, and red leaves.
Trees with fall colors shade a street Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Saint Croix Falls, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Two sight-seers lean on a railing overlooking a river and trees.
People stop to enjoy the fall colors Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at the Severson Memorial Overlook Park in Saint Croix Falls. Angela Major/WPR
Water rushes in front of trees with fall colors.
The view from the Severson Memorial Overlook Park in Saint Croix Falls, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR
Two trees with yellow leaves are seen in a forested area. The sun shines through the leaves.
The sun shines through a tree with yellow leaves Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, near the Ice Age Trail in Saint Croix Falls, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Trees with yellow and red leaves are seen along a street.
Trees with fall colors stand tall in a Frederic, Wis., neighborhood Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR
A shoreline of trees with yellow and red fall colors can be seen from across a lake.
Fall colors can be seen from the shore of Coon Lake on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Frederic, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A gradient of leaves from green, to yellow, to red.
Green trees turn yellow and orange in a Frederic, Wis., neighborhood Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR
Water from a lake is the backdrop of a tree with bright red leaves.
Water from Clear Lake in Siren, Wis., can be seen behind a tree with red leaves Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR
A red barn is in front of trees with orange and yellow colored leaves.
A barn in Webster, Wis., is backdropped by fall leaves Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Angela Major/WPR

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