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I grew up in Wisconsin. Here are 7 reasons why fall in the Midwest is the best.
I grew up in Wisconsin. Here are 7 reasons why fall in the Midwest is the best.
Talia LakritzSep 6, 2023, 00:51 IST
The author emerging victorious from a corn maze.Coren Feldman
I grew up in the Midwest, but I have lived in New York City for a decade.
With crisp weather, corn mazes, and farm-fresh produce, there's nothing like fall in the Midwest.
I moved to New York City from Wisconsin over a decade ago. While autumn in New York City can feel like living in a Nora Ephron movie, for me, nothing compares to fall in the Midwest.
Here are seven reasons why I think Midwestern falls are superior.
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The Midwestern autumn air is perfectly crisp.
A woman runs at Lincoln Park Zoo surrounded by the fall colors in downtown Chicago, Illinois.Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty Images
Fall in the Midwest is the perfect time for "porch sitting," a pastime in and of itself.
A porch decorated for fall.klosfoto/Getty Images
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The friendliness of Midwesterners makes trick-or-treating even more enjoyable.
Trick-or-treating.Kinzie Riehm/Getty Images
Corn mazes offer a brain-teasing seasonal activity.
Walking through a corn maze.emholk/Getty Images
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You can pick your own apples, pumpkins, and other fall fruits and vegetables at local farms.
A pumpkin patch.jamesvancouver/Getty Images
Hay rides are also a great way to spend a fall afternoon.
A hay ride passes through a pumpkin patch.Tim Boyle/Getty Images
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The Midwest's fall foliage has been named some of the best in the US.
Door County, Wisconsin.Christopher J. Franklin Photography/Getty Images