Fall Colors

NORTHVILLIANS,

Fall is upon us, and in this issue we will talk about the spectacular colors we are seeing as our local heritage trees change into vibrant shades of red and yellow.

COLORS IN THE VILLE

Fall is here with the trees changing to spectacular colors, and the aroma of bonfires along with the sweet smell of cider is in the air. In this week’s newsletter I would like to talk about where to enjoy the fall colors around Northville. I suggest experiencing the following areas:

• Stop by one of Michigan’s oldest cider mills (on the Rouge River) known as Parmenter’s Northville Cider Mill, located at 714 Baseline Road (ranked as the #1 Cider Mill by SEMCOG). Watch them make that sweet-smelling nectar using local apples while enjoying the colors of the trees around them.
   
• Afterwards, experience our historic Mill Race Village (215 Griswold St) next to Ford Field to take in the local colors and admire the brilliant fall reflections off the Mill Pond & the Middle Rouge River.
   
• Walk down Dunlap Street in town with its historic Victorian homes and trees dating back to the mid-1800’s.  Experience their history, color and beauty. Continue your stroll in the Ville through our various traditional burgs, including the Historic District, Cabbagetown, Bealtown, and Orchard Heights. View some of the past State & National champion trees in these areas as they display their fall colors.
   
• Traverse through Wayne County’s Cass Benton Park on Hines Drive along the Rouge River that runs between Northville and Dearborn. The State’s oldest Arboretum is in our community on Hines Drive… Remember, it’s not the destination that’s important in life but the journey itself, so enjoy the colors on the trip down the Parkway.
   
• Another great area to visit is Maybury State Park, off Beck or 8 Mile. The Park includes close to 1000 acres of gently rolling terrain, open meadows and mature forests, giving spectacular fall bursts of colors around its ponds, hardwood forests and open areas.
   
• Fish Hatchery Park is yet another area to take a walk down by the river, its pond area, or winding paths (635 Fairbrook – 7 Mile & Orchard Dr.).
   
• Some of the oldest and most colorful trees in the area make up the canopy of Rural Hill Cemetery… it is truly spectacular and peaceful this time of year (215 W. 7 Mile/Rogers).

Next week, we will conclude our Fall Series, by sharing stories about our Classic Halloween celebrations in the Ville.  As you are aware, breathtaking fall colors can also be found by going north to several “Pure Michigan” areas – like the Tunnel of Trees in Harbor Springs, throughout our Upper Peninsula and up to the Leelanau Peninsula in the Traverse City area. But quite honestly, to see some of the same fantastic bursts of colors, we don’t have to go much farther than our own back yards.

So, experience Fall to the fullest in our “Hamlet in the Hills” we call home (also known to many as the “Switzerland of Wayne County”).

Keep that Northville Fall Color Faith!

Brian Turnbull
Mayor – Northville
BTurnbull@ci.northville.mi.us / 248.505.6849

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