Deena Bouknight
Standing Indian Checks the Boxes
Standing Indian blends Cherokee legend, sweeping Appalachian Trail views, and easy access into one rewarding half‑day hike.
Where Creativity Meets Community
From August 28–September 5, the Cashiers Designer Showhouse welcomes guests to a modern mountain home at Cashiers Lake, showcasing the work of 13 designers whose creativity supports the mission of the Cashiers Historical Society.
From Corps to Coffee
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.
Building a Trail for All
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.
She Came Here First
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 […]
Trading Sand for Stone
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.
A Day at Black Rock Mountain
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.
