Monday, October 20, 2008

Fall in Michigan








Day One: Last weekend, a friend and I drove up to the Harbor Country in SW Michigan. The 5 1/2 hr drive up flew by as we caught up on each others lives.



We had dinner in the quaint little town of St. Joseph where we met a few of the locals.




Then we went back to our rooms at the Union Pier Summer house.





Day Two: The room was just a short walk to the beach.



The early morning clouds were amazing and they reflected in the water on the shore.




After breakfast we headed inland a little ways to explore. At Dinges Farm we saw some really unusual pumpkins.






Everywhere you looked the trees were beautiful.






Then it was back to the lake and a visit to the town of Saugatuck, (not pictured) and South Haven where we visited the harbor. It was getting late in the day and the water was so still and lovely.







As if the lake would not be outdone by the fall foliage, the day ended in a blaze of color as we watched the sun set from the beach and pier at South Haven.








Day Three:
We started the day by climbing a 240 ft high sand dune.




A stop for Michigan Apples



Then it was off to the Michigan Wine country.



Round Barn Winery has a unique "resturant" that was closed for the season, but we managed to get inside for a peak a the beautiful ceiling.









Michigan is a beautiful state, especially in the fall. We had a wonderful time

1 comment:

DawnL said...

Tracey, I am making a calendar for an elderly friend of mine and would like to use a few of your photos for the calendar. Do you allow your photos of this blogspot to be used?