9/28/08 – The brilliance of the fall leaf color is at its peak. It doesn’t seem to matter how many autumn seasons you already have under your belt, the colorful closing serenade of summer will take your breath away every time. Blissful fall afternoons have already succeeded in wooing plenty of peace-seeking travelers into spending their spare moments driving the back roads of the north woods or paddling the lakes of the boundary waters. Predictably, the traffic through Sawbill has calmed since the summer, making September the perfect time to squeeze in one more canoe trip. – Caitlin

This taste of the fall canopy shading the Sawbill trail is brought to you by our very own Lee Noble.