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Northern Minnesota is the first to turn each fall and the mix of colors make for a spectacular show. The aspen, pine, maple and birch create a kaleidoscope of color that attract leaf watchers to travel backroads and fill hotel rooms and campgrounds on the north shore. Here, Maple ridges light up the forest near Lutsen.

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