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Craft Beer Night
Highlanders used to gather at Helen’s Barn on Saturday nights for evenings of music, dancing, and all sorts of refreshments. Those celebrations were so joyous, in fact, more than a few Highlanders got their start in the Helen’s Barn Parking Lot. If you miss those days when Helen’s Barn was the place to gather for an evening’s worth of dancing …
Baldaroo Festival
It takes a village to raise a child, and the children that live here on the Plateau could not ask for a better village! Since 2014, the Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau has been enriching the lives of students at Blue Ridge School and Summit Charter School through after school tutoring programs, summer camps, and a future vision …
Community Hub
Public libraries, in order to survive, must identify and meet the needs of the communities they inhabit. Hudson Library is a vital part of Highlands and is always looking for ways to get more Highlanders inside its doors, especially through community partnerships. Walk into Hudson Library on any given day and evidence of its connection with the surrounding community abounds, …
Rubies, Gold & Emeralds
North Carolina has a rich history of mining for gold and other precious metals. Many of these mines are located here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Rubies, gold, emeralds, and turquoise are among the more than 30 different minerals prospectors and rock hounds searched for. The Village Nature Series will explore the prospecting landscape and history of mines …
To Market
Every Saturday through the month of October, you’ll find local farmers, growers, and artisans at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for Highlands Marketplace. It’s the ideal place to shop for the freshest, most nutritious foods around. From 8:00 A.M. til noon, vendors will have their tents and stalls set up for your shopping pleasure. There are many reasons to shop at the …
Balance and Bliss
Half-Mile Farm is the setting for a glorious luxury wellness retreat September 23–25. Old Edwards Inn and Spa is bringing Ayurvedic Practitioner and Herbal Formulator Anna Russ to these serene surroundings just minutes from downtown Highlands to lead this Balance and Bliss retreat. Learn how to feed and properly nourish yourself by turning your kitchen in to your very own …
Mountain Music
Labor Day used to mark the end of a busy season is Highlands but, oh, how the times have changed. Some things still close down, for instance the popular Saturdays on Pine concerts end on Labor Day weekend, but don’t despair, because there’s still live music to be heard downtown. The ever-popular Saturdays on Pine at the Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park …
Happy Trails
One of Highlands best trail systems runs through the Highlands Botanical Garden, which was established in 1962 as a refuge and demonstration garden for the diverse flora of the southern Appalachians and its unique communities. Today, the garden is a popular destination for visitors of all ages, with blooming water lilies, purple pitcher plants, and rare Oconee Bells scattered throughout …
Pat Allen Realty Group
When Pat Allen moved to Highlands 24 years ago, she never imagined herself in the world of real estate. Pat and her late husband – sometimes referred to as “the other Pat” or Dr. Pat – opened a bed and breakfast, the Morning Star Inn, in October 1994. Five years prior to opening the inn, the two Pats joined the …
Mix of Practical & Magical
Josephine’s Emporium, located a stone’s throw from The Village Green on 40 Burns Street in Cashiers, is a wonderful mix of practical and magic. Practical, in that they can handle your custom framing needs, from inexpensive to museum quality for your finer pictures and prints. Magical, in that they have a stunning assortment of antique maps, prints, etchings, lithographs, collotypes, …
Blue Ridge Public Safety
You may have noticed there is not a city police force in the Cashiers area. The rural nature of the Plateau makes it difficult to patrol regularly and Jackson County has limited resources. In response to this conundrum, North Carolina started the Company Police Program in 1891. The North Carolina General Statutes gives the Attorney General the authority to commission …
Collaborative Building
The ideal builder-designer is a master architect. His construction rises above his competitors. Good communication is his utmost priority. As an exterior/interior stylist he knows how to marry a home’s look and feel to its environment. Maybe you could find that kind of talent in a large city like Atlanta or New York. But Jim Robinson, owner of Design South …
