HARTFORD, CT, Aug. 8, 2002 - According to Don Smith, Connecticut's State Forester, "Connecticut's foliage is building towards yet another magnificent season - colors should be full and vibrant." Smith explains, "The rate of tree growth and development has been steady throughout the growing season so the trees have been able to develop full crowns and healthy leaves."

With the promising forecast, travelers can turn to the Connecticut Office of Tourism which makes it easy for visitors to obtain pertinent "leaf peeping" information when planning a getaway wrapped around the colors of the season. Suggested itineraries for "52 Great Getaways" along with value-added deals found on the Specials section are conveniently mapped out on the Connecticut Office of Tourism's Web site [url=BellaOnline ALERT: For anti-spam reasons, we restrict the number of URLs allowed in a given post. You have exceeded our maximum number of URLs.