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What’s happening in Michigan this week
Festivals, Halloween events, lighthouse nights and beach-town weekends across the state, sorted by region.
Michigan fall Headquarters
Start planning your Michigan fall travel here. This is the starting point for everything I cover about autumn in Michigan — timing, drives, cider mills, festivals, farms, and where to go by region. I update the color conditions through the season.
Michigan Fall Festival Finder
What fall festival should you go to this weekend?
Apple fests, Oktoberfests and harvest weekends across Michigan, sorted by weekend and region, including festivals on the water.
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Jill Halpin is a featured travel expert regularly appearing on major regional and national television,
sharing practical travel recommendations for Michigan and Chicago.
More 2026 TV Segments
- The Shelley Irwin Show, WGVU — Michigan’s Live Fall Color Report and my favorite spots for color (October 2026)
- The Big Show with Michael Patrick Shiels — Predicting peak fall color across Michigan (October 2026)
- WJRT ABC 12 Flint, Travel Tuesday — Michigan fall travel (fall 2026)
- FOX 2 Detroit — Michigan fall getaways (fall 2026)
- FOX 2 Detroit — Fall color and where to go this weekend (fall 2026)
- WILX Studio 10 Lansing — The Michigan Fall Color Tracker and three tips for chasing peak color (September 2026)
- WDIV Live in the D — Fall travel: Oscoda, River Road and the new Michigan Fall Color Report (September 2026)
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Lake Huron’s quietest beach town just earned a national spotlight, and it’s everything I’ve been telling people about for years. Oscoda Beach Park, the Au Sable River, the Highbanks Trail, and a Guinness World Record-holding festival, all in one Iosco County town.
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Welcome, I’m glad you’re here
I’m Jill Halpin, and I built MyMichiganBeach.com to answer the question I get asked more than any other: where should we go in Michigan? I grew up spending summers on Michigan’s shores, and I still spend every season on the road checking whether a place is worth your drive.
Everything here comes from places I’ve actually been. You’ll find real addresses and hours, whether the trail is stroller-friendly, where to park, and which spots are worth it, plus the ones that aren’t.
My recommendations have been featured in The Washington Post and on NewsNation. I appear regularly on WDIV Local 4 and FOX 2 Detroit and have also appeared on FOX 17 West Michigan, FOX 32 Chicago and WGN Chicago.
New here? Start with Michigan in the Fall for peak color and what’s happening this season, or open the interactive travel map and pick a pin.
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