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Mountaintop Art and Craft Show

Back and somehow even bigger, Mountaintop Rotary’s Art and Craft Show returns to Highlands’ Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on August 24 and 25. 

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Plein Air Artists Come to Cashiers

The beauty and glory of the Plateau takes center stage with the return of the Cashiers Plein Air Festival July 14-20.

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Iconic Covered Bridge Reopened

Back in business, The Bascom’s Will Henry Stevens Covered Bridge is a callback to a glorious past and a gateway to a beautiful experience.

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The Place We Call Home

The sweet, holy truths about home and sanctuary are explored in Penny Pollock’s new exhibit, launched with a special showing at Jeanie Edwards Fine Art Gallery, July 18, 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. For more information, email Penny at [email protected], or chat with Jeanie at her gallery – 223 South 4th Street in Highlands.

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Capturing the Spirit of Place

The beauty and immediacy of the natural world inform every aspect of our cover artist Bette Crowder’s paintings.

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High Times

A 60th anniversary: “High Lands” by T. W. Reynolds was published in 1964, the first book devoted to the history of this area, and covers Highlands, Cashiers, Glenville, Sapphire, and Lake Toxaway. Thurlow Weed Reynolds was a retired journalist who spent his summers near Mirror Lake, and his winters in Riviera Beach, Florida. “High Lands” was the first of his …

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Discover the Wonders of Nature

The glories of our natural heritage come into focus with the 2024 Zahner Lecture Season, with presentations throughout this month, all the way to August 15.

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The Mystical Resilient Fern

Though they may seem to avoid the limelight, ferns are a fundamental component in a beautifully balanced Plateau landscape.

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Annual Soirée at Playmore

Highlands Biological Foundation’s Summer Soirée, set for the grounds of the exclusive Playmore estate on July 29, is a celebration of the Plateau’s precious natural heritage. For tickets or more information, visit highlandsbiological.org or call (828) 526-2221.

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Highlands Bio Blitz

It’s no puzzle – Kevin Fitzpatrick’s Bio Blitzes are investigations into the mysteries and miracles of the local biosphere. You’re invited to participate.

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Force of Nature

Even the illustrious Dr. Franklin was wrong once in a while – the Turkey is a distant second to the magnificent Bald Eagle as our National Bird.

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Green From Ground to Crown

Those deep woods surrounding us are thrumming with vivid life.

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