Fall is the perfect season to enjoy wine touring with the 19 wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. There’s energy in the vineyards as grapes finish ripening and are harvested, pressed and started on the journey to become the 2011 vintage. There’s also a riot of color as the hillsides erupt in yellow, orange and red. Visit our Touring Leelanau section for some lodging and touring ideas!

We turn to Leelanau.com for a pair of items to help you on a fall journey. The first is their Fall Color Report.

Wednesday, October 4: Fall color is great right now and we will likely hit peak this weekend or the middle of next week. The good news is that there is a wide range of color with some areas at full color right now but many others showing significant green. That means we will continue to have color the weekend of the 15th and very likely the following weekend as well! Click for color touring links for Leelanau, the Sleeping Bear Dunes & Traverse City.

Fall for Art in Leelanau this Weekend

Visit thirteen of Leelanau’s galleries during the FALL FOR ART in LEELANAU gallery tour this Friday, October 7 & Saturday, October 8 (10-5 PM) and Sunday, October 9 (10-2 PM). Start your tour by picking up a descriptive brochure at any participating gallery displaying a bright yellow FALL FOR ART sign. Each gallery will be happy to sign your tour brochure to insure your entry in the prize drawing at the end of the tour.

During FALL FOR ART the Glen Arbor Art Association is having an exhibit of work by GAAA members and will host a reception Friday evening from 6-8 PM.

Fall for Art will conclude with another reception and prize drawing Sunday, October 9, 3:00 p.m. at Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor. There’s also the Fiber Festival at the Old Art Building in Leland. All in all, it’s the perfect weekend for a wine touring trip to the Leelanau Peninsula!

photo credit: Ciconne Vineyards by artsy_T