St. Joseph

With three miles of Lake Michigan Shoreline, six miles of hiking trails and dune formations towering 260 feet above the lake, you'll encounter nature in every direction.

Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery is a popular fall getaway with its daily tastings and popular weekend harvest festivals.

Small towns are scattered like leaves through the Southwest Michigan countryside. Shop owners lure all ages with their festive fall decorations, taffy apples, creamy hand-dipped chocolates and steamy cups of fresh-pressed cider.

Locals and travelers delight in lowering their vehicle windows as they drive along vineyards, such as these at Dablon Winery & Vineyard in Baroda, to breathe in the luscious scents of ripening grapes.

Autumn is a relaxing time to reunite during the week in St. Joseph. Boutiques, an eclectic selection of restaurants and lodgings are all within a laughter-filled walk of each other.

Escape the cares of your day and slip into the Silver Beach Center. Ride the magnificent carousel as the sun sets along the shore of Lake Michigan below the bluff.

Young children to teens love spending time outdoors on crisp autumn days in Southwest Michigan.

The picturesque North Pier Lights and catwalk at the mouth of the St. Joseph River have stood as sentinels for more than a century.