Door County's fall colors draw many visitors and a unique holiday weekend is expected to bring many Illinois residents up north. The popular Egg Harbor Pumpkin Patch Festival and Door County Maritime Museum Fall Lighthouse Festival takes place the weekend of October 12th  Jon Jarosh, :: JAR-SCH :: with the Door County Visitor Bureau, says on the same weekend Illinois visitors will be able to enjoy those festival and a little bit more.

Jarosh says Columbus Day weekend will be the highlight of what are expected to be busy autumn weekends for Door County tourism.