Drive Forest Road 300, also known as the Rim Road, between State Highways 260 and 87 for vivid hues and panoramas. Along the way are groves of aspens and oaks and overlooks with devastating views.

You all know it, “Autumn Leaves.” Pianist Roger Williams, who grew up in Des Moines, recorded the piece in 1955 and it went on to become No. 1 on Billboard’s popular music chart.

When the last shimmering autumn leaves drift to the ground, it doesn’t just mark a seasonal change. It’s also a turning point in the global carbon cycle, as forests and other plants start to ...

More information: Xiaoyong Wu et al, Canopy structure regulates autumn phenology by mediating the microclimate in temperate forests, Nature Climate Change (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02164-2 ...

BAXTER — Autumn colors will be at their peak during the next couple of weeks and a good place to view them is at the Dean Makey School Forest in Baxter. This is the Brainerd School District’s ...

Opinion: Signs of autumn include warm sunlight, fallen walnuts The walnuts have finally finished falling. I have raked many buckets of the things off my drive, and sometimes I just drive over them ...