Fall

Fall is the time for you to visit galleries and meet the artists, to tour wineries and find new favorites. It's the time to stop at a farm market and enjoy an apple as you ponder the colors splashed on the hillsides. It's the time to walk the beach to Shalda Creek, to see colors reflected on crystal clear water and consider just how beautiful it is. It's the time to relax with a couples' massage at Spa Amira and a Single Malt Scotch before dinner. At Nonna's, it will be time to smell the first wood smoke of the fall and savor the fresh, local food picked and prepared to celebrate the harvest.

To learn more about activities in the area, visit Explore the Destination, www.sleepingbeardunes.com and www.nps.gov/slbe.

Manitou Passage Golf Course

Manitou Passage Golf Course an Arnold Palmer signature course was redesigned by Palmer and rebuilt to become a destination course. It now offers five traditional tee boxes, strategically placed hazards, lush fairways and exceptional greens in one of the region's most spectacular natural settings. To complement that, there's unmatched service on the course and in the all-new clubhouse. The course is located just north of The Homestead on M-22 between Glen Arbor and Leland. See it online at: www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com.

Mountain Flowers Par 3

Guests have exclusive use of the Mountain Flowers Par 3, nine-hole golf course that is nestled in the center of the resort. Your game begins at the pro shop in The Village near Little Belle, one of our quaint resort hotels. Work your way up and down the dune elevations and tee off with Lake Michigan, the Manitou Islands and the Sleeping Bear Dunes as your backdrop. The spectacular views will take your breath away while the course challenges your ability.