Stuart Ferguson Archives | Laurel Magazine

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A Christmas Wish

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

A Slice Of Outdoor Life

Issue: November 2024 | by Stuart Ferguson in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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

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Remembering Highlands

Issue: September 2024 | by Stuart Ferguson in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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

Treasures and Tickets

Issue: August 2024 | by Stuart Ferguson in Lake Toxaway

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.

High Times

Issue: July 2024 | by Stuart Ferguson in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

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 […]