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Birthday Golf in Ireland

Jimmy Maurin recently received a once-in-a-lifetime Birthday present from his three son-in-laws. It was a fantastic golf tour of Ireland, arranged through Laurel contributor Tom Chillemi, PGA, owner of Tom’s Golf Tours. These are his field notes for a birthday present that will always be treasured. “What a trip we had. Ireland is golfer nirvana. Courses are awesome, people extremely …

Black-Eyed susans

The Black-Eyed Susan’s real name is Rudbeckia hirta.  The genus was named for Olaus Rudbeck, a professor of Botany from the University of Uppsala, in Sweden.  The botanical name of hirta refers to the hair on its stems and leaves.  A good way to remember the real name of this plant: If you’re rude to someone, (especially to someone named …

Fly Fishing on the Plateau

A lot of times people will ask me where they can fly fish “in Highlands or Cashiers.” The truth is that most of the best fishing in Western North Carolina resides at least 40 minutes away from the Plateau, but since a lot of folks don’t like the idea of driving so far from here, let’s run down the truly …


The Climb Up Little Green

“Hello?” called the voice of worry from the other side of a cluster of evergreen and blueberry bushes. My boyfriend and I were sitting and snacking in a patch of shade atop Little Green Mountain in Panthertown Valley, and he had just burped with the satisfied enthusiasm, apparently, of a black bear gorging himself on blueberries. “Hello!” I called in …

Truck on Down to the Bascom

Highlands Food and Wine Festival is back November 8–11 and if you haven’t gotten your tickets, you’d better hurry.  Some events are already sold out! Friday, November 9, make plans to attend Truckin’ – the festival’s outdoor music and food truck event, this year held at The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Highlands. The Bascom and …

The Ubiquitous Zucchini

Anyone who has visited Highlands Marketplace on Saturday mornings has, no doubt, met Don Deal.  He’s not only the organizer of the local farmers market, but a successful farmer, as well. Don says that both sides of his family were among the very first settlers in this area, having bought Cherokee land from the government.  The farm is in Franklin, …


Wine Partners

In the beginning…A few wine pioneers can say they helped shape the landscape of the California wine industry.  It’s easy to forget that quality California wine is still in its infancy compared to the century-old wine traditions of Italy and France.  For Sonoma, we can thank the early pioneers, Cecil and Christine De Loach, for cutting a path for others …

Dinner at Canyon Kitchen

  It’s one thing to go out and have a good meal. It’s something else to experience it.    Canyon Kitchen at Lonesome Valley in Sapphire is an experience that everyone should have.  The welcoming and attentive staff seated us on the Terrace of the open air Dining Room, looking out across the Kitchen Garden.  Cow Rock Mountain loomed in the …

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival

The 37th annual Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival concludes in August with performances by four renowned musicians.  On August 3 through 6, Zuill Bailey, Natasha Paremski, and Richard Stoltzman will present works by Boccherini, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms in Highlands (Friday and Sunday evenings at the Highlands Performing Arts Center) and Cashiers (Saturday and Monday evenings at the Albert …


Bel Canto, the Soul of Music

On September 9, Bel Canto will once again treat the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau to an exceptional program by four performers from the world of opera that will include not only opera, but Broadway favorites.  This year’s concert will continue in that tradition.  The concert will be followed by a sumptuous dinner at Highlands Country Club, giving the audience a chance to …

Maquette to Monument

The August 27 meeting of the Highlands-Cashiers Art League at The Bascom will feature Academy Award-winning sculptor Wesley Wofford, whose art can be found in major motion pictures, installations around the country, and in his Cashiers studio. Wofford grew up in a small town in Georgia. After realizing his artistic capabilities, he decided to pursue a degree in Fine Arts …

For the Birds

The Carolina Gallery is spreading its wings with a new exhibition, “For the Birds,” August 4 through September 4. The showing features artists Ed Boos, Dick Dickerson and John Sill. Gallery artists, in keeping with 2018 Audubon Society’s Year of the Birds, join them with their own amazing avian images. Growing up in Illinois, Boos was a child of nature. …