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October 13, 2009
Fall Forecast is Delicious and Eventful

It just might be the perfect storm for a gleaming foliage season. According to the experts, the rainy summer followed by an early widespread frost in September may have put an end to the growing season, but created favorable conditions for a brilliant foliage season to follow. The cold nights and warm days help turn the leaves into fiery reds and vibrant oranges; blasts of colors are nearly at peak in all regions of the state as of the time of this posting.

The apple picking report is good too. Sunny September helped pump up the apple crop and the word at the local orchards is: A good healthy crop, big sweet Macs, big juicy Cortlands and well… delicious Red and Yellow Delicious apples. Local pick- your own –apple orchards dot the countryside here in the Valley.

Tourism reports are also optimistic in anticipation of one of the better fall seasons. The Institute for New Hampshire Studies at Plymouth State University, which researches tourism in NH, predicted that last fall, visitors would spend over 1.1 million dollars. This year because of the good foliage forecast the experts and businesses are hoping for more.
After a dismal June and July, August picked up speed and Labor Day went out like a lion.

Lodging, restaurants and retail businesses reported that although the Labor Day weekend began slowly, it had a strong finish- most of which was attributed to the almost perfect weather, the fact that Labor Day came late and the slight improvement in the stock market. Though businesses do not have a magic ball to predict the fall, so far the excellent prediction for foliage season has businesses feeling optimistic. Perhaps Jerry Jacobson, general manger of the Eagle Mountain House sums up expectations: “I am keeping my fingers crossed, he says.

Whatever the tourism season brings this year, the Mount Washington Valley is chock full of fall events and bargins to be had. BE sure to check out some of our client’s discount coupons for great fall fashions or super deals on food and lodging. All of our maps have coupon pages so be sure to check out each map. For now, here’s a sampling of events and coupons.

October 4th-11th the Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg, Maine
Maine’s largest agricultural fair, exhibits, museum, livestock shows, harness racing, food vendors galore.

October 10th-11th Craft Fair, Gibson Center in N Conway
Held on the front lawn of the Gibson Center, displaying photography, art, fine jewelry, specialty foods, quilts, pillows and furniture.

October 16th-18th and October 23rd-25th Pumpkin Patch Express, Conway Scenic Railway
Travel by train to a pumpkin patch in Glen where the whole family can choose a pumpkin and visit a cider mill.

October 17th-18th Craft Fair N Conway Community Center
Leaf Peeper Craft fair held right in the center of N Conway Village, featuring handcrafted wooden crafts, signs, pottery, jewelry and basketry from New England craftsmen.

October weekends (Saturday and Sunday) Ghoullog Fall Haunted Chair Lift Ride, Mt Cranmore. Back for its third year, the Ghoullog offers visitors a night-time chair lift ride to the summit for a haunted mountain-top tour.

For more events and coupons please visit: HospitalityMaps.com