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Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2020/07 – July | Photograph By: Marjorie Christiansen Photography
Saturday mornings offer the promise of a weekend brimming with the possibilities of your best day ever. There is no better place to start your weekend than the Highlands Marketplace held at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park every Saturday morning from July through October from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M.
This open air market is a feast for the senses, offering our area’s freshest and most colorful produce and products.
Local farmers, craftsmen, and artists gather here under colorful tents selling the bounty of the season. Fresh produce of every imaginable kind can be found here on any given Saturday. Tomatoes, corn, green beans, peppers, onions, squashes and lettuces of every type offer you a chance to prepare the ultimate farm to table meal.
You’ll also find fresh eggs, homemade breads, pastries, pies, quiches, jams, jellies, relishes, and dips, just to mention a few of the many delicious items available. Your options are practically limitless, so take your time to savor the selections. It’s a new and different delight every week, so plan to start your weekend choosing the best of the mountains.
Local artisans and craftsmen are always also on hand to share their wares and their stories. Your perfect basket, homemade quilt, beautiful painting or piece of pottery will take on a special meaning when you have a chance to meet the artist, and hear firsthand the inspiration and hard work that went into each piece.
Naturally, these scheduled dates are pending, subject to North Carolina’s Phase 3 Reopening Plan progressing as currently anticipated. Currently that means the scheduled July dates are a go, but that could change if the state sees a need to delay Phase 3. We’re recommending you plan on donning your favorite face covering and planning on being at the inaugural events.
Who knows, this year’s hit product might be a stylish face mask!
