Fall in the Great Lakes States: Big Water, Big Woods

Turquoise shorelines, sandstone gorges, and hardwood forests turning gold. Fall is the best time to explore the Great Lakes states, from the Upper Peninsula's early color to the canyons of southern Ohio and Illinois. These are our favorite maps for a fall trip here, along with century-old USGS surveys and custom maps of your cabin, lake, or favorite fishing spot.

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FOUR FALL ESCAPES

One map for every lakeshore and backwoods trip

MICHIGAN

Pictured Rocks

Sandstone cliffs, sea caves, and waterfalls along Lake Superior.

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OHIO

Hocking Hills

Old Man's Cave, Ash Cave, and sandstone gorges around South Bloomingville.

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INDIANA

Elkinsville

Hoosier National Forest backcountry and the Charles C. Deam Wilderness.

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ILLINOIS

Starved Rock

Sandstone canyons and seasonal waterfalls along the Illinois River.

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STEP BACK IN TIME

The Heartland, Mapped a Century Ago

Before the highways, there were river landings, rail junctions, and college towns. These original USGS surveys are framing-ready windows into the Midwest of old.

Ann Arbor, 1904

Columbus, IN, 1942

Cordova, IL, 1899

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Porcupine Mountains protect one of the largest stands of old-growth northern hardwood forest west of the Adirondacks, and it's at its most colorful in early October.

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