Chasing Autumn: Fall Colors Start to Arrive in the Mendota Heights Area
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, starting Sept. 6, began updating fall color reports online for Minnesota state parks and recreation areas.
Editor’s Note: As an ode to fall, we encourage Mendota Heights Patch users to show off the images you have captured this fall and add them to the gallery on this post. Feel free to add any fall events and activities to the comments. The leaves are beginning to change color here and there around the state, and staff at Minnesota state parks is keeping you in the know when it comes to all things fall. Starting last week, Minnesota parks staff began posting fall color reports online, and will continue to update the website by noon every Thursday. As in past years, these reports will include percent of color change, peak color projections, flowers and grasses in bloom, and three parks considered "hot picks" of the week. The DNR also offers …
