From the Editor

AUTUMN NIGHTS are my favorite. The air is cooler, sunsets are earlier and mosquitoes simply disappear. It’s the perfect time to sit around a campfire, gaze at the stars and laugh all evening long with the people I love most.

The coziness of those evenings inspired Felicia Schneiderhan’s story about fall campouts, which you’ll find starting on page 26.

She and her family frequently pitch their tent in Wisconsin’s Pattison State Park, where they have made mounds of memories and have discovered the sensory delights of that season.

Pattison is one of several hidden gems that shine in fall revealed in this issue. On page 16, reader David Paukert shares photos from his first trip to Maine, which he found to be quite a contrast to his native North Dakota. And, on page 38, Jenny Wisniewski introduces you to Flat Rock, North Carolina—a small town full of historic charm that is surrounded by Blue Ridge splendor.

So as pumpkin everything shows up everywhere and the leaves begin to drop, remember to savor the season.