10/06/2026
🍁 Peak fall color is right around the corner here in Sault Ste. Marie!
The colors are changing quickly, and current predictions have the Sault Ste. Marie area reaching peak color around the second week of October.
So, where should you go?
Start right here in town. Grab a crepe and a cup of coffee at Oh Crêpe and Coffee, walk through Soo Locks Park, and see if you can catch a freighter coming through. The trees around the park are beautiful this time of year, too.
Then get in the car and head west. Take the drive toward Point Iroquois and Whitefish Bay. This is one of those drives where you don’t really need a big plan. Stop at the lighthouse, pull over when you see something you like, and give yourself plenty of time to enjoy it.
If you have the whole day, keep going to Tahquamenon Falls. The falls are impressive any time of year, but surrounded by October color?!?!?!?
Definitely worth the drive!
Then head back to the Soo for dinner at Lockview Restaurant and a relaxing night at Days Inn. Our newly renovated rooms are clean and comfortable, the indoor pool and hot tub are waiting, and complimentary breakfast makes it easy to get up and do it all over again tomorrow.
Fall doesn’t last long up here, so if you want to see the U.P. in bursting with color, October is the time to come. 🍂