Fall Foliage Pictures 2001 - Lake Candlewood

Candlewood Lake was built in the late 1920's by the Connecticut Light and Power Company and today is the biggest lake in Connecticut. It was built by flooding rural farmland in the towns of Sherman, New Fairfield, Danbury, Brookfield and New Milford. The purpose of the lake is to generate electricity with water that is pumped from the Housatonic River. During the night and early morning, water is drawn from the Housatonic River while there is a surplus (low demand) of electricity. During the daytime hours, especially during the summer, the Rocky River Power Plant is put online and water is allowed to flow down Candlewood Mountain through a large pipe. At the bottom of this pipe, turbines are spun from the water power and electricity is generated. Up to 32,000 kilowatts can be added to the power grid during peak demands from the water of Lake Candlewood.

These are some shots of the Northern part of Lake Candlewood. These were shot in the Lynn Deming Park area of New Milford, Connecticut. There is another set of newer photos available taken at the Dike Point Recreation Area of the lake.

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The collection of fall foliage pictures shown on these pages were taken by me unless otherwise noted. Most shots were taken in Litchfield County, Connecticut which is located in Central and North Western Connecticut. During October, leafpeeping is my favorite hobby as the trees change from green to red and yellow.