Autumn’s Glorious Colors in the Wisconsin Northwoods

Yellows predominate but the red and oranges along with fading green make this time of year a visual feast

Carol Labuzzetta, MS
In Living Color
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4 min readSep 24, 2024

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Timm’s Hill hike, Wisconsin. © Carol Labuzzetta, 2022.

When you live in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, autumn is a visual treat. The leaves — and there are many due to our deciduous temperate forest — turn bright yellow, orange, and red.

Our northern latitude enables all but the tamarack conifers to stay green during this season of otherwise changing foliage.

The entrance road to Timm’s Hill. © Carol Labuzzetta, 2022.

We are lucky to live near Timm’s Hill, the highest geographic point in the state of Wisconsin at 1,951 feet. The climb to the hill is moderate with only a slight uphill ascent at the end of the trail.

At the top awaits a fire tower, whose stairs test even the most physically inclined person. But the views are worth the climb in any season but especially in the fall when they are spectacular.

Last of the trail before you get to the top and the fire tower. © Carol Labuzzetta, 2022.

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Carol Labuzzetta, MS
In Living Color

I write about the environment, education, nature, and travel. Having two master's degrees, in nursing and environmental education, I am a teacher at heart.