Pond Hill Farm is a must do when visiting the area. During the fall they have fun harvest activities for kids and families and beautiful views of the the fall foliage surrounding them. The restaurant serves farm fresh food and is delicious and reasonably priced. They also have a little market that sells ice cream and where you can buy healthy, organic and gluten free treats, much of it is made from their farm and other local area businesses.
The Tunnel of Trees is a gorgeous must do scenic drive in the fall, its a beautiful scenic narrow road along side the lake. A few cute Ma and Pop places to stop at along the way to get out and stretch your legs. If your taking your time, it will take about 1-2 hours, depends on how many stops you make and how much time you spend at each one. My family and I have taken this scenic drive a few times, while visiting Petosky in the Fall. Two of the times we took it during the week, where there is little to no traffic if you go while people are at work and places are dead and another time, we went during the weekend, where there was a bit more traffic but not horrible. Just take the roadway slow and steady and you'll be fine. Also, there are a couple scenic stops for you to stop at, to get out and take a picture or just take the view in. Pond Hill Farm is a must stop along the way, its fun for the kids and they have fun fall harvest activities in the fall. They also have a cafe with Delicious farm to table food, they close early though, so get there before 6pm! They also have nice views of the gorgeous fall foliage!