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tee and the fairway along the lake. The resort’s Hawkeye Bar & Grill features a diverse menu of seasonal favorite dishes and overlooks the tranquil lake. Cooperstown is also home to craft
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breweries, a renowned art museum and the National Baseball
The most beautiful fall foliage is found in Arkansas, and as such, we’ve covered it extensively over the years. A quick search on our website will lead you to many destinations across our state that are must-see when it comes to the brilliant hues of fall in Arkansas. This September, we’re excited to share with you how other regions showcase their fall foliage and autumnal festivities. So, whether you are already traveling or planning to hit the road soon, we hope you’ll enjoy these leaf-peeping destinations!
42nd Annual Harvest Festival on September 18-19 from 10
Hall of Fame & Museum. Museum
SEASONAL EVENT: The Farmers’ Museum is hosting its a.m. to 5 p.m. This family-friendly event celebrates the bounty of the fall season and brings together performers, artisans, and vendors at the museum, which is a cultural treasure featuring a 19th-century country village and farmstead. Kayaking at Croft State Park
Leatherstocking Golf Course
S PA RTA N B U R G , S O U TH C A R OL I N A Autumn in the South means cooler temperatures that are perfect for outdoor exploration, which makes Spartanburg an ideal destination to experience the season. Home to more than 20 miles of walking, cycling and horseback trails, Croft State Park allows guests to get up-close-and-personal when it comes
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to leaf peeping. Arguably the best way to see the season’s
Offering one of the earliest and most spectacular seasonal
changing colors at the park is by renting a kayak and paddling
displays in the country, the village of Cooperstown in
around Lake Craig. With so much to see, another way to
upstate New York is a perfect destination for leaf-peeping.
experience the fall foliage in this Upstate destination is by taking
Affectionately nicknamed “America’s Most Perfect Village,”
the roads less traveled… specifically the scenic back roads in
Cooperstown gives visitors the opportunity to take in the
such charming small towns as Landrum, which is located in the
gorgeous views of the changing seasons while enjoying a
shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains off Interstate 26.
Course Situated on the round of golf at Leatherstocking Golf Course. southern shore of Otsego Lake on the grounds of the historic
SEASONAL EVENT: Strawberry Hill USA in Chesnee offers
Hotel the par-72 course is open to and elegant Otesaga Resort Hotel,
a variety of nostalgic experiences this fall, including a corn
resort and day guests alike. Considered one of the most scenic
maze, a pumpkin patch hayride and a U-Pick Sunflower Event.
and challenging courses on the East Coast, Leatherstocking
The corn maze and pumpkin patch hayrides will operate
features a natural contour terrain that sweeps along the lake’s
September 18 – October 31 (the U-Pick Sunflower Event dates
western shoreline. The most popular holes are #17, which plays
are TBA). The corn maze incorporates three separate mazes in
up to 195 yards over water, and #18, which features an island
a single giant one, making it the region’s largest corn maze.
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