(SHELBYVILLE, Mich) - Now is the time to visit Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant on historic Gun Lake, as the leaves begin turning vibrant yellows, oranges and reds signaling the onset of the autumn season.

A Fall Color Tour Package is being offered September 23 through November 15, which includes one night accommodations for two people, continental breakfast (Monday-Friday mornings), use of the indoor pool, fitness room and nightly movies in the movie room, as well as a fall gift basket featuring St. Julian's Blue Heron and Red Heron wines, commemorative Bay Pointe glasses, snacks, bottled water, disposable camera, gas card, color tour map and coupons for businesses along the route.

This year's route travels some 130 miles through Allegan and Van Buren counties, past farm markets, wineries, antique shops and other exciting attractions. Cities, including Martin, Allegan, Fennville, South Haven, Bangor, Lawrence, Paw Paw and Kalamazoo, are waiting to be explored as trees, adored with their fall colors, canopy the Michigan highways and backroads. Meant to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace, this route covers some of the area's most scenic countryside.

Bay Pointe Inn's fall packages start at $143 per night for a Southside Standard Room; Lakeside Standard Rooms are $163 per night. Whirlpool Suites start at $299 per night. Add on an additional night and take advantage of their fall discounted nightly rates which start at $79 per night including weekends.

With the changing of the season comes a new fall menu, prepared by Executive Chef Matt Overdevest. Paying special attention to local produce, this harvest menu includes a selection of appetizers such as Yukon Gold Potato Skins stuffed with pancetta, chives, sour cream and aged cheddar cheese and Grilled Skewers of Beef Tenderloin on butter lettuce, tomato and creamy garlic sauce. A variety of soups and salads are also offered.

Entrees such as Roasted Bone-in Pork Chop with wilted greens and whipped potatoes with an apple rosemary sauce, Great Lakes Walleye, pan seared with baby spinach, whipped potatoes, bacon and pine nuts with a hot brown butter and balsamic vinaigrette and Oven-Roasted Filet Mignon with roasted mushrooms, whipped potatoes and a Michigan tart cherry sauce are sure to create a sense of warmth on chilly fall days.

On the "Sweets" menu are Black Forest Chocolate Cake with Michigan Cherry Sauce, Plainwell Ice Cream Vanilla with Apple Cider Carmel and Baked Local Apple with Maple Whipped Cream.

The Bay Pointe Restaurant is open through October Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, November open for lunch on Saturday and Dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

The classic-style Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant uniquely blends the traditional coastal flavor of New England's summer cottages while maintaining the legacy from its past. The smoke-free 32,000-square foot lakefront resort features 38 designer inspired guestrooms and suites with T1 internet access, a marina, indoor pool, spa and fitness room and a private state of the art meeting room for business functions or social events. Complimentary children's movies are shown nightly, complete with popcorn.

Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant, a Mobile 3-Star Property was named one of "Michigan's Top Resorts" in 2005 and 2006 by Grand Rapids Business Journal. Located at 11456 Marsh Road in Shelbyville, Bay Pointe is in the heart of the Yankee Springs State Recreation Area. For reservations, call 888-GUN-LAKE or log on to www.baypointeinn.com