Tallulah Gorge State Park offers a quintet of spectacular waterfalls.

Mr. Kelsey’s love of horticulture would lead him to Highlands’ peculiar frost-free apples and the founding of this
unusual town.

The Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, staged at Highlands Nature Center, explores where the wild things are.

Highlands Biological Foundation’s Twilight in the Garden Soirée, set in the midst of the enchanting garden of Lori and Ed Heys’ Highlands home on July 28, is a celebration of the Plateau’s precious natural heritage. For tickets or more information, visit highlandsbiological.org or call (828) 526-2221.

The Joy Garden Tour, set for July 18-19, has been sold out! But that doesn’t mean that you can’t participate – the Garden Shops at Lewis Hall will host 20 curated vendors offering garden accessories, plants, sophisticated clothing, antiques, and gifts.

Unimpeachably majestic, the Bald Eagle makes a triumphant return to the skies and waters of the Plateau.

Though her little waterfall is next to Frolictown, be on your best behavior – Granny’s almost certainly watching.

What Katie’s Falls lacks in spectacle, she makes up for in irresistible charm.