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YankeeFoliage.com Is New England's Source for Fall Travel Information
by Heather Atwell
DUBLIN, New Hampshire (August 26, 2009)--YankeeFoliage.com, produced by the editors of Yankee: New England's Magazine, offers travel tools and expert advice to help readers and Web visitors plan their fall foliage vacations. For more New England foliage information -- and to learn the dos and don'ts of fall travel, plus photo tips, fall facts, fall coloring pages, hotline numbers, and more -- go to: YankeeFoliage.com
PLAN
Peak Map: A fall travel planning tool, this map illustrates typical foliage colors for each day during autumn across New England, based on historical data. Choose dates from the calendar and see the color prediction for any destination in the six-state region.
Interactive Map: This map is updated daily by Yankee's foliage ambassadors, who report actual color status (early, mid, peak, and late) across New England.
New England's Foliage Forecast: A roundup look at the foliage forecast from all six states.
Find Events: Find fall happenings, attractions, lodgings, and restaurants online with this extensive travel database, searchable by state, region, and town.
GO
- Scenic Drives: This section includes 19 recommended road trips in New England, complete with descriptive narratives and information on essential stops along the way. Six of these drives (one for each state) are America's Byways tours and also include a downloadable podcast and map.
KIDS
- KidsZone: A special fall foliage zone just for kids, where they can color, learn about leaves, make craft projects, and enter a drawing contest.
COMMUNITY
- Facebook: Join Yankee's community of foliage fanatics on Facebook. Go to Facebook.com/YankeeFoliage and become a fan.
Foliage Blog: Jeff "Foliage" Folger is a fall foliage enthusiast. He logs nearly 4,000 miles chasing color across New England and blogs about his experiences.
Foliage Forums: Moderated by Yankee's foliage blogger, this is a forum for fall foliage-philes and those seeking advice on travel ideas.
Fall Photo Gallery: User-submitted photos are available to view and to send as e-cards.
CONTESTS
KidsZone Drawing Contest: To celebrate fall and KidsZone, Yankee Magazine will host a foliage drawing contest for children ages 13 and under. To enter the contest, submit an original drawing or painting of a fall scene.
Yankee's 2009 Best Fall Photo Contest: Contestants submit their best foliage photos. All pictures will be featured in the Photo Gallery. The winning shot will be published in Yankee Magazine's fall 2010 issue and on YankeeFoliage.com.
Foliage Ambassador Contest: Enter to win by logging foliage color changes on Yankee's Daily Color map.
Tree Cam and Leaf Drop Contest: Contestants guess when Yankee's maple tree, monitored by a tree cam, will lose all its leaves.
EXTRAS
Foliage Wallpaper: By popular demand, each month a winning foliage contest photo is the featured desktop picture.
Slide Show: Yankee's favorite user-submitted fall photos. Countdown to Autumn: The home page tracks the days till autumn.
Yankee Magazine's September/October issue celebrates fall foliage and the rites of autumn in New England with a feature story on Vermont's Route 100, the most scenic drive of all. Mouthwatering apple recipes, a peek inside the life of New England's most fanatical leaf peeper, and 90 fall events are just a few of the highlights of the issue, which is bursting with color and the rituals of the season.
For more information, visit: YankeeFoliage.com
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Note to media: Yankee welcomes the media to interview our writers and editors, who are experts on New England. For more information, contact Heather Atwell.
About Yankee Magazine: Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features. With a paid circulation of over 350,000 and a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, it is published by Yankee Publishing Incorporated (YPI), one of the few remaining family-owned and independent magazine publishers in the United States. YPI also owns the nation's oldest continuously produced periodical, The Old Farmer's Almanac. More information about Yankee: New England's Magazine is available at: YankeeMagazine.com
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