This is the time many visitors turn to delights to be found outdoors. Against the silhouette of spreading branches of the hardwoods, vistas open wide, with the green of pine, spruce, and balsam rolling toward the horizon. Autumn sights include the unpredictable aurora borealis in the Northern skies, with streaks of dancing lights that grow bolder at this season of the year. Other sights include hunters headed for the forests for birds and small game, followed by bowhunters. Hunter orange is the color of the day.
Bear season is also open.
Hunters head for camps throughout the Upper Peninsula, some schools close for opening day, and shopping areas schedule special sales. Try the hunter's stew, barbecues, and the wide array of homemade pies and other foods. Autumn visits can take advantage of less crowds, fall discounts at some accommodations, and the splendor of color from one end of the peninsula to the other. You can relish the heightened water activities on the Great Lakes, when winds can send white-tipped waves racing for the shore, erasing yesterday's tracks. When early snow meets a lingering autumn and catches some brightly colored leaves still clinging to the trees, it adds white frosting on nature's palate of color.