>> Jason: MICHIGAN IS ENTERING
ONE OF ITS MOST GLORIOUS
SEASONS, NOTHING LIKE FALL OR
AUTUMN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HEAD
UP NORTH.
SO PLAN A FALL GETAWAY.
TRAVERSE CITY TOURISM CAN HELP
YOU MAKE THOSE PLANS.
JOINING US FROM TC IS JILLIAN
MANNING.
>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> Jason: SWELL, WHAT CAN PEOPLE
EXPECT WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN
TRAVERSE CITY?
>> IT’S THE PERFECT TIME OF YEAR
TO VISIT.
BRING YOUR MASK AND STAY A FEW
FEET APART AND EVERYBODY WILL
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
>> Jason: IT HAS BEEN 25 YEARS
SINCE I LIVED THERE AND WORKED
THERE AT TV 9 AND 10, THE NEWS
LEADER.
WHAT PLACES TO STAY AND SHOP
HAVE OPENED IN THAT QUARTER
CENTURY?
>> EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH
OPEN AND OPERATIONAL RIGHT NOW,
WHICH IS GREAT.
THE WINERIES, THE RESTAURANTS,
THE BREWERIES AND ALL THE THINGS
YOU CAN DO DOWNTOWN AND BEYOND.
IT’S NICE TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO US.
TO US.
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CALL
AHEAD.
EVERYTHING IS OPEN AND
OPERATIONAL.
YOU CAN GET YOUR SLICE OF CHERRY
PIE, AND THEN OF COURSE YOUR
BOTTLE OF WINE.
SO NOT A BAD WAY TO GO.
>> Jason: BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT
THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WINE.
ME ABOUT THE WINE.
PEOPLE THINK, WELL, WHAT IS IT,
CHERRY WINE, COULDN’T POSSIBLY
BE GOOD, BUT IT’S GREAT OUT
THERE ON THE LEELANAU PENINSULA.
>> IT’S GREAT.
THE TRAVERSE WINE COAST AS WE
CALL IT, AND I’M A RESIDENT HERE
SO I LOVE ALL THINGS CHERRY.
BUT WE HAVE RED, WHITE, ROSE,
SPARKLING, SO IT’S THE ENTIRE
CORNUCOPIA OF WINE FOR YOU TO
TRY.
FIND THE PERFECT ONE YOU LOVE,
SIT OUTSIDE, HAVE A GLASS OF
WINE AND LOOK AT THE FALL COLOR
AND GET THAT BREATH OF FRESH
AIR.
>> Jason: AND STARTING WITH
HIKING AND BIKING, EVENTUALLY
SKIING.
>> NOT QUITE YET.
HIKING AND BIKING, THOSE ARE TWO
OF THE BEST ACTIVITIES YOU CAN
DO TO GET OUTSIDE AND GET SOME
EXERCISE AND SO MANY GREAT TRAILS.
GO ON THE TART TRAIL WHICH TAKES
YOU AROUND DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE
CITY, THE LEELANAU TRAIL, THE
TRAIL IN BENZIE IS FANTASTIC,
TOO, A HIDDEN GEM.
CLOSE TO 200, 300 MILES OF
TRAILS IN THE AREA THAT YOU CAN
EXPLORE, PROBABLY EVEN MORE WITH
ALL THE CONSERVANCIES WE HAVE.
SO IF YOU NEED THAT BREAK FROM
THE CITY LIFE, IT’S THE PERFECT
SPOT TO GO.
>> Jason: AND THEN YOU CAN DRIVE
AND SIGHT SEE AND USE TRAVERSE
AS THE STARTING OFF POINT AND GO
TO GLEN ARBOR, CHARLEVOIX, AND
DOUBLE BACK.
>> THERE ARE THREE DRIVES FOR
FALL COLORS I RECOMMEND.
ONE IS M-22, AND YOU CAN GO UP
TO NORTHPORT, SWING DOWN THROUGH GLEN ARBOR, AND THEN DOWN TO
GLEN ARBOR, AND THEN DOWN TO
FRANKFORT AND MAKE YOUR WAY
BACK.
IT’S GORGEOUS!
AND OLD MICHIGAN PENINSULA, AND
IT’S ABOUT 18 MILES AND SMALLER, BUT A GREAT WAY TO SEE COLOR AND
BUT A GREAT WAY TO SEE COLOR AND
LOTS OF WONDERFUL OVERLOOK.
AND THEN U.S. 31 AND THE CHAIN
OF LAKES AND UP TO PETOSKEY, AND
YOU HAVE WATER ON ALL SIDES OF
YOU AND THE TREES ARE ABLAZE
WITH COOL AMAZING COLOR. >> Jason: WE STAYED IN
>> Jason: WE STAYED IN
FRANKFORT, WHAT A GREAT LITTLE
TOWN THAT IS!
AND WHY IS THIS A GREAT SEASON
FOR THE SLEEPING BEAR DUNES?
>> IT’S SLOWER. IT’S A PERFECT TIME TO VISIT IF
IT’S A PERFECT TIME TO VISIT IF
YOU WANNA EXPLORE AND GET AWAY
FROM FOLKS.
AND THERE ARE SO MANY TRAILS OUT
THERE.
THE WATER IS WARM ENOUGH TO DIP
YOUR TOES IN.
I MAY NOT RECOMMEND MORE THAN
THAT IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER
UNLESS YOU’RE REALLY BRAVE.
WHEN YOU SEE THE GOLDEN DUNES AND THE RED-ORANGE TREES, BLUE
AND THE RED-ORANGE TREES, BLUE
WATER, GREEN GRACE, IT’S
INCREDIBLE, LIKE A PAINTING COME
TO LIFE.
EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT GETTING OUT
OF THE CAR, COME AND SEE THE
COLORS AND FEEL THAT -- IT’S
LIKE YOU’RE ON THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD AND ALL ALONE IN THE BEST
POSSIBLE WAY. >> Kim: AND THE SAND IS SO SOFT
>> Kim: AND THE SAND IS SO SOFT
AS KIM CAN ATTEST.
ANY SPECIALS?
>> THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE
DECEMBER, WE HAVE OUR FAB FALL PACKAGE, GREAT DEALS ON HOTELS,
PACKAGE, GREAT DEALS ON HOTELS,
AND YOU GET A COOL DIGITAL
COUPON BOOK, A PASSPORT TO
WINERIES, RESTAURANTS, DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCES AND EXCURSIONS AND
GET COOL DEALS AND EXPERIENCE
MORE WHILE YOU’RE HERE, MORE
BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.
>> Jason: THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PLAN
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PLAN
YOUR FALL GETAWAY TO TRAVERSE CITY, VISIT THE WEBSITE TRA
CITY, VISIT THE WEBSITE TRA
VERSUSCITY.COM OR FABFALL.COM.
WAS THAT A FAB FALL WHEN YOU
FACE PLANTED IN THE SLEEPING BEAR SAND DUNES?