September 2020
Dragonflies on the Plateau
Dragonflies are found throughout North Carolina in a large variety of colors and sizes. The state boasts 187 species of dragonflies and their smaller cousins damselflies, which are collectively in the insect […]
Acorns Trunk Shows
While it may seem like the pandemic marched into March and changed everything, many businesses on the Plateau are presenting as much normalcy and agreeable distractions as possible. One of […]
A Landscape Mainstay
The Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species and native to Asia as well as the Americas, but we are used to seeing only three-to-six species in this area. […]
Benny, the Police Force
If you’ve seen The Princess Bride, you’re bound to remember how the big, big Fezzik is appointed to The Brute Squad to impose order on the Thieve’s Forest. Well, that […]
Cashiers Chamber: Engaging Community & Business
The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce is hard at work, even in these uncertain times, staying true to their mission of actively engaging the community and businesses in the hard […]
Visit Dry Falls
About three miles northwest of Highlands on US 64/NC 28 along the Cullasaja River is Dry Falls. The trip from Highlands follows a National Scenic Byway which is part of […]
Old-timey Touring
Accommodating tourists was always paramount in the minds of the local citizens of the highest elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains, from Highlands to Toxaway. Running boarding houses quickly […]
Perfecting Your Putting
I was recently asked by a student of mine what part of the game I felt players struggled with the most. The answer was easy, putting! I think it’s a pretty […]