articleThe Brief Michigan's fall colors are currently changing, with some of the northern parts of the state seeing various shades coloring its trees. When can I see fall colors in Michigan? It's the drive between those two cities that offers sights of Lake Michigan through a forested coastline with plenty to see. US-2 takes drivers west as soon as they get off the Mackinac Bridge. Marie, they might be taking US-2 along the northern shore of Lake Michigan through several towns that dot the UP.