She said that it is a popular fall tourist attraction in some parts of North America. “And for residents, it provides a bit of colour and art on an otherwise old barn.” The barn quilt tour would ...

Barn quilts, as they are known, are a rural tradition. Some people travel around the country just to see them. This fall, students at Canaan Elementary School, with the help of older members from ...

Barn quilts are painted squares of wood with quilt designs of various colors and shapes. There are more than 6,000 barn quilts in 45 states and Canada. Six quilt trails are in Michigan.

Cider mills, pumpkin patches, barn quilts bring in fall in mid-Michigan Deerfield Nature Park in Mt. Pleasant offers gorgeous colors in the fall. (Photo courtesy of Isabella County Parks & Recreation) ...

Selness's mother decided to create a barn quilt in fall 2007 after seeing them on a trip through Iowa. That got Selness thinking.

It’s just about leaf peeping season, when people will head into places like Highland County to look at the fall colors. But they have another sight to see: barn quilts.