Department of Travel & Tourism
ColorFall 2010 Debuts Sept. 27

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Impressive changes in foliage colors announce the arrival of fall in Kentucky, and the 2010 edition of the Kentucky Department of Travel & Tourism ColorFall  and the Kentucky Department of Parks program features a website that provides a variety of information about the state’s beauty at this time of year.

Now in its 25th year, ColorFall includes reports on stages of leaf changes from spotters at 12 Kentucky state parks as well as Mammoth Cave, Land Between the Lakes, Bernheim Forest and Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary. The program provides updated foliage reports from across the state, links to special events of the season and provides an opportunity to share your own digital photos of fall travels on the site.

ColorFall is designed to aid the public’s enjoyment and the media’s coverage of autumn in Kentucky.  To access, open the ColorFall icon on www.kentuckytourism.com. The program runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 31, 2010.
                                                                                                                                                             
Media questions should be directed to Gil Lawson, with the Office of Communications, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet at 502-564-4270 ext. 168 or gil.lawson@ky.gov.
      
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The Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism is an agency within the Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet, which promotes the Commonwealth as a travel destination. Tourism in Kentucky has an economic impact of nearly $11 billion, employs more than 176,000 people and generates $1 billion in taxes.