Stuart Ferguson

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Homesteads and History

Issue: June 2025

The roots of the Edwards family, ubiquitous in nearly every aspect of Highlands, go way back.

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Highlands and Good Finds

Issue: April 2025

Stuart uncovers a century-old heart-felt message from Highlands’ own Louise Rand Bascom.

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Musings From A Country Kitchen

Issue: March 2025

Alberta Zachary – raconteur, philosopher, and chronicler of the Valley’s comings and goings – imbued her tales with wisdom and a hard-earned humor.

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Frosty Mornings and Windswept Nights

Issue: Winter 2025

Just like this publication, Highlands Magazine chronicled the lives and the events that make the Plateau an irresistible tale of comedy and drama and high spirits.

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A Christmas Wish

Issue: December 2024

The perfect balm for seasonal anxiety, Come Snow Fer Christmas is a sweet melodrama laced with true emotion.

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A Slice Of Outdoor Life

Issue: November 2024

Maxcy Gregg’s journals recount vivid outdoor adventures that can only be described as “extreme.”

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Remembering Highlands

Issue: September 2024

Isabel and Tony Chambers’ masterful Remembering Highlands is an irresistible call to a simpler town that’s long vanished.

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Treasures and Tickets

Issue: August 2024

Jan Plemmons’ Ticket to Toxaway paints a vivid portrait of the lake in the early 20th century and the larger-than-life personalities that sustained it.

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High Times

Issue: July 2024

A 60th anniversary: “High Lands” by T. W. Reynolds was published in 1964, the first book devoted to the history of this area, and covers Highlands, Cashiers, Glenville, Sapphire, and […]

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