Don’t get me wrong, Winona is a great place to live all year round (well, except maybe the dead of winter). But here are the top 5 reasons why I love the fall in Winona best:

1) Fall colors on the bluffs

How lucky are we to able to watch the bluffs transform from their green splendor into a skyline of orange, red and yellow watercolors?

red, gold and brown trees on the bluffs

2) Apple orchards are a magical, mystical place

Caramel apples, apple turnovers and apple picking…need I say more?

This year I went apple picking at Ferguson’s Apple Orchard with my best friend Alia, my mom and my mom’s best friend. Alia snapped this picture as I was reaching into a tree for more Haralson apples.

a girl picking apples

3) WSU Homecoming

Homecoming is the one time a year when everyone rallies behind our Warriors and it’s always a blast.

women in WSU apparel pose together

I went to the Homecoming game last year with my friends Aly and Lindsay.

 

4) Fall-themed coffee drinks at Mugby Junction

I’m not even ashamed to utter these words: pumpkin spiced lattes.

pumpkin spice latte

5) Tews Corn Maze

Living in such a small town close to farming areas has its perks. Take an afternoon off and get lost in the corn!

a corn maze

Updated by Allison Mueller on Oct. 17, 2016