It requires no vidid imagination to picture Mother Nature going about on autumn days with a liberal supply of paint, with which she colors the leaves and other plants and whereby produces the riot of red, purple,orange and yellow found in the woods.

Every year in late September and October, we revel in the beauty of Newaygo County trees, knowing well that it is fleeting pleasure. Before long the leaves will flutter away from their summer home and become a part of the rich carpet that covers the forest floor.

In 1928, the Newaygo County Chamber of Commerce organized the first routed color tour in the United States and has placed bright red arrows to guide travelers touring the county to the most scenic areas for 59 years.

The dates for the Newaygo County Color Tour are September 24 through October 24. colors usually peak about midway during the tour season. Dotted along the 135 mile color tour route are antique shops, farmers' markets, fine restaurants and quaint country stores.

Streams and Lakes add special enchantment in the fall for fishermen and boaters, and colorful backgrounds for photographers. The surfaces of quite forest lakes double the colorful mantle of their surrounding hills.

Hunting in Newaygo County of coincides with the peak of the color season, and the pleasure of just being out-of-doors in the golden days rivals the thrill of the hunt.

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