28 Great Midwest Spots to See Fall Color
Take a scenic drive; explore a city, state or national park; or wander the tree-shaded streets of a small town.
Illinois: Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
The little towns—not a stoplight among them—along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail offer enough to fill several days. Fresh-picked apples fill baskets at Rendleman Orchards’ Farm Market, and apple dumplings tempt at Flamm Orchards. Walking trails around Cedar Lake cross creek shallows; hilly hikes through Little Grand Canyon and Giant City State Park shred stereotypes about Illinois’ landscape. Dozens of bed-and-breakfasts and cabins burrow in the hills, and the wineries reveal personalities all their own—not to mention a mix of sweet and dry varieties reflecting the region’s deepening understanding of wine making.
Read about Midwest Living's fall trip to the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
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