VACATION AND TRAVEL
fall scenic rode drives. The nearby Irish Hills area also has fall scenic drives, which can be just a day trip!
Now, if you do the scenic drives as a few days, get away, then check out accommodations of where to stay, plus the attractions like; unique restaurants, unique shops, cider mills, lighthouses, roadside pumpkin, and apple farms, which may sell homemade pies and other things fall related etc.
Here is something fun to experience, and that is some cities and towns across Michigan host harvest festivals in autumn. Enjoy live music, carnival rides, tractor pulls, wine tastings, pumpkin decorating, apple treats and family activities. Top events include the Cider Mill Festival in Grand Rapids, Pumpkinfest in Lewiston, and the Great Lakes Potato Festival.
Now, at the end of this article I will add a link to all the Michigan cider mills. Speaking of cider mills, Michigan cider mills host special events just for their famous apple cider donuts. Frankenmuth’s Zehnder’s Sneak Peek Donut days, Uncle John’s Cider Mill Annual Donut Day, and Blake’s Big Apple Days are among the most popular. Expect fresh donuts, activities, and crowds.
In addition to cider and donuts, cider mills sell homemade jams, fudge, caramel apples, punpkins, squash, baked
Anyway, did you know that many apple orchards and farms allow visitors to pick their own apples and enjoy fall activities? Options like Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill, VerHage Fruit Farms, Erwin Orchards, and Phillips Orchard & Cider Mill offer hayrides, donuts, cider, and plenty of varieties to pick. In addition to apple picking, harvest apples, peaches, pears, pumpkins, and other produce at u-pick orchards like Spicer Orchards, Hy’s Cider Mill, Almar Orchard, and Stohlman’s Orchard & Greenhouse.
Now, if you bring children along on your getaway trip they have corn mazes, hayrides, petting zoos, and other family activities at select locations. Top spots include Post Family Farm, Three Cedars Farm, and Erwin Orchards.