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Mud, Sweat and Gears

The 24th annual Tour de Cashiers rolls out on Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 A.M. from The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center on Frank Allen Road.  Riders from across the southeast, and as far away as Idaho, make the pilgrimage to Cashiers for this annual event which has earned a reputation as one of the premier events in the southeast.  The fresh …

Fly Fishing Festival

If you want to support the students at Highlands School and have a great time, sign up now for the Three River Fly Fishing Festival, April 27-29.  All proceeds go to the Highlands School Scholarship Fund and sponsorships are encouraged as a way to help out our area youth. Interested in entering a team but don’t know a thing about …

Easter On the Green

The Village Green hosts more than 100 events each year. Many of these enhance the lifestyle of the Cashiers area for residents and visitors alike. Easter Weekend features events that celebrate the hope, renewal, and joy of the Spring holiday.  For the first time this year, Cashiers area churches are planning to observe the Stations of the Cross on The …


Plan Your Easter Hoppenings

Easter weekend, Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16, offers a basketful of activities for the entire family.  From Easter egg hunts, sumptuous brunches, and sunrise services to traditional worship services you will find plentiful opportunities to celebrate this special season in Highlands. The following suggestions are a sampling of the many activities you’ll find. Easter Egg Hunts Highlands Recreation …

Collective Spirits

The Bascom’s 11th Annual Collective Spirits: A Celebration of Art, Food and Wine is slated for June 8-10 and promises to be even better than ever. They’re spicing it up this year by introducing craft beer and other spirits to the menu, which will draw even more people to this exciting weekend. The event starts on Thursday, June 8, with …

Annual Spring Cleaning

April showers bring May flowers, and here on the Plateau April also brings Highlanders together doing the serious work of spring cleaning in anticipation of our coming summer season. More daylight hours, budding flowers, and that wonderful feeling of spring in the air makes us all want to shake off the gray of winter and do our part sprucing up …


Take Dining to a New Level

While there are many delightful places to wine and dine in Highlands, the Center for Life Enrichment urges you to take your dining experience to a new level and participate in one of our many culinary classes offered this season. These events are much more satisfying than just going into a restaurant and ordering from the menu. The distance between …

Candid Critters

Whether you’re a lifetime resident of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau or the briefest of seasonal residents, you know that you share your living space with a host of wild neighbors. Squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, deer, bears, maybe even elk or, maybe, maybe, panthers − there’s a secret parade that’s staged just outside your sight every day and every night. They’re …

Hattie Bryant Speaks

Award-winning Canyon Kitchen will be the venue for a fundraiser for Hospice House Foundation of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, May 10.  Not only is this a most worthy cause, but it’s guaranteed to be an evening of fun and shared experience, along with exquisite dining. A highlight of the evening will be guest speaker Hattie Bryant.  Bryant is a …


Immerse Yourself in Nature

Since its founding 90 years ago in 1927, the Highlands Biological Station has specialized in immersion-based outdoor education and programming under the philosophy that the best way to learn about the natural world is to experience it. This summer, we have six workshops tailored to the members of our community.  In the first, led by Dr. Timothy Spira of Clemson …

Take a Bite Out of Hunger

Highlands United Methodist Church is well on its way to the final stages of its Faith and Fellowship Center, due to be completed this summer.  The Food Pantry of Highlands, being one of the many ministries of the church, is guaranteed space in the new building and Executive Director Marty Rosenfield is forever grateful.  The Pantry is currently housed in …

Rotary’s Warm Up Act

At my first Rotary Club of Highlands Meeting I was ready for the opening meeting rituals: Call to Order, moment of silent reflection and pledge of allegiance to the flag. What puzzled me a little was the role of the Sergeant at Arms — a Rotarian who strode around the room introducing visiting Rotarians and guests of Rotarians, collecting Happy …