Deena Bouknight

Highlands native Alex Osteen turned a Peace Corps assignment in Honduras into Highlander Farms Coffee, a mission‑driven venture that supports a community
he now considers family.

If Jim Chance and the Southern Blue Ridge Hikers nonprofit have anything to do with it, someday the Blue Ridge Connector Regional Trail will link the mountain communities of Clayton, Highlands and Cashiers by foot.

It is ultimately because of my grandmother, Madeleine Gertrude Weishoff Van de Walker, who passed in 2001 at age 93, that I now live in the area. She and my […]

College students from WCU and Warren Wilson spent their spring break building stone steps on the Glen Falls Trail, choosing trail work over the beach.

Just 20 miles from Highlands, Black Rock Mountain State Park offers scenic overlooks, varied trails, and a taste of Appalachian history for an easy off‑Plateau adventure.

Mainspring Conservation Trust invites visitors to explore Tessentee Bottomlands, Queen Branch, and Gibson Bottoms—beautiful, accessible riverfront lands preserved for all.

Now is the time to plan a fascinating, off-the-beaten path westward trip.

Varying hikes to Rabun Bald fire tower offer a grand experience for everyone.

After extensive hurricane damage, Chimney Rock State Park reopened offering limited-hours access by reservation with breathtaking hikes and panoramic views in the Hickory Nut Gorge area near Asheville.