The Marchant-Parker-Davis-Patterson House became the permanent home of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce in 2013. Its provenance is impressive and is reflected in its lengthy name. The home’s history spans […]
When I started teaching high school art I’d pass out college level art history books to my beginning students. Believing students must be exposed to great art in order to […]
In the early 1900s, Highlands’ go-to doc was the highly-regarded Dr. Mary E. Lapham. When she left to head a Red Cross Mission in war-torn Europe, the Red Cross sent […]
Nicholas Gould, a North Carolina State University doctoral student, has a bear of a job…and he couldn’t be happier. In partnership with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and […]
Every time Elizabeth Haskins handpicks a semi-precious stone for her exquisite gold, sterling, brass, and copper jewelry, she turns over a new leaf…literally. Nine years ago, after she lost […]
When she’s in her peak baking season, Jane Elliott rolls out of bed and into her North Carolina-certified home kitchen. Eddies of flour and finely ground home-harvested spices swirl in […]
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts offers free exhibitions, unique education, and community outreach through workshops, classes, and lectures. Gallery hours are 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday […]
Imagine stepping out of your back door into lush woodland and shooting a prize-winning photo. That’s what fine art photographer Charles Johnson did to capture the cover of Laurel’s winter […]
In 1923, long before the Visitor’s Center, Chamber-sponsored events, and a cohesive town voice, a fledgling Highlands Chamber of Commerce was laying the groundwork for the remarkable township we cherish […]
My granddad had a trademark – a half-smoked cigar dangling from the corner of his mouth. It was always there, a stubby thumb of a thing. It was rarely lit, […]
