Reach Out
The Japanese say you have three faces – the one you show the world; the one you show your family and friends; and the one you never show anyone. If […]
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Article Author: Donna Rhodes
About Trout
Trout fishermen rejoice! It’s that time of year when the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission releases trout in mountain streams, among them, the Cullasaja River. North Carolina Wildlife Biologist […]
Hasta La Vista, Wolfie
I woke up from a terrible dream. It was one of those reality benders that keeps you teetering on the edge of death, failure, loss, or giving a speech in your […]
Footsteps of the Ancients
This is the first in a series of three articles saluting the botanical history of the Highlands Plateau, based upon research of the Laurel Garden Club’s Land Stewards and Ran […]
Have You Herd?
With an accomplished photographer’s eye and an understanding of light and chiaroscuro, Daphne Lisenby had an excellent shot at painting. So three years ago she and her husband, both […]
Life That’s Anything But Still
Emma Barrette, sophomore honor student at Highlands High School, loves creating imaginary worlds into which she can dive headfirst. She says, “With art you are free to do whatever, […]
The Chamber’s Permanent Home
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 […]
Thumbing Through Titians
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 […]
Harry Moments
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 […]
Adapting to Bears
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 […]