Whether you’re here year-round, are a seasonal resident, or simply a visitor, the Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation has your health and well-being in mind. “If you’re on the Plateau, we’re […]
“What’s a poor boy to do in times like these?” Those lyrics were floating through my head as I drove onto the grounds of the historic Zachary-Tolbert house in […]
There have been articles in The Laurel about how Cashiers and Glenville got their names and now it’s time to discuss how Jackson County got its name. The earliest settlers […]
Dr. Mary Lapham broke all kinds of boundaries. She was a tomboy, a sailor, a gunwoman, an equestrian, a doctor, a humanitarian, an inventor, and a precursor to the Women’s […]
Though it’s been an unconventional summer here in Highlands, the Highlands Biological Foundation continues its dedication to research here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. The foundation annually supports research at the […]
A few miles north of the Highland-Cashiers Plateau — out State Road 23/74 north of Sylva — is America’s most visited national park. Begun in the 1930s and not completed until […]
It has often been said that the longest walk in golf is from the practice tee to the first tee. I see players of all levels struggle to take their […]
This unusual member of the finch family has a beak specially formed to extract seeds from pine cones. The Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) inserts its slightly opened bill between conifer […]
Russian Sage is a member of the mint family, and her real name is Perovskia atriplicfolia. In the 1840s, Russian botanist Karelin named the plant after B.A.Perovski from Turkestan, the […]
These are strange days for sure. One of the pluses is that a lot of people have found their love of nature again. Hiking, biking, paddling, and fly fishing have […]
