Bird’s-eye view shows explosion of peak fall color in Northern Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, MI--Over the weekend, MLive launched a drone in Northern Michigan to get a different perspective of fall color coming into peak.

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

Fall colors and a dock on Long Lake in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Joel Bissell | MLive.com

The drone captured the recent burst of color in Grand Traverse and Benzie counties on Oct. 18 and 19.

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The drone hovered above the vineyards and farms of Old Mission Peninsula, featuring brilliant pops of color along the blue waters of Grand Traverse Bay.

Drone images captured fall color around Crystal, Long, Rush and Platte lakes, just south of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Some of the aerial photos even captured the swath of the iconic dunes in the distance.

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors surrounding Long Lake in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. In the background is Sleeping Bear Dunes.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Click here to see a full gallery of fall color in Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors along Long Lake, Rush Lake and Platte Lake in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors on Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse County on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors along Platte River watershed in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors and vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse County on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. In the background is Power Island on the West Arm of the Grand Traverse Bay. Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors at Long Lake in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Northern Michigan Fall Aerials

An aerial image of fall colors along Long Lake in Benzie County, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Joel Bissell | MLive.com

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