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The Beauty of Fall on the Highlands Cashiers Plateau
Our four seasons give life a slow rhythm. In forest, mountain and field there is an annual cycle of renewal in the upstart spring, glory in the summer flower, spectacular autumn colors and total winter whiteouts. The slow pace is part of the beauty of this yearly procession. October brings the full blush of fall. Our attention is summoned by …
October Fishing on the Highlands Cashiers Plateau
Anglers in Western North Carolina look forward to the month of October like a kid counts the days until Christmas. October provides some of the best conditions for trout fishing that anyone could ask for. The temperature of the air will cool down and so will the water temp in midday. This will mean more active trout in the rivers …
A Turtle’s Life on the Highlands Cashiers Plateau
There are several species of turtles that make the Plateau their home, the most common are Snapping and Box Turtles. Other species include Painted Turtles that are found in a few local areas, and Bog Turtles that are rare and federally threatened, said Kyle Pursel, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Stewardship Coordinator. “The rivers off the Plateau have other turtle species, but …
Angel Food Cake Day | Cashiers Historical Society
Cashiers Historical Society invites everyone to join them in celebrating National Angel Food Cake Day on October 10 from 11:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. at the pavilion on the grounds of the historic Zachary-Tolbert House. Who doesn’t love to enjoy a holiday celebrating cake? National Angel Food Cake Day celebrates the delicious, light and fluffy cake and is celebrated annually …
Kinnebrew’s Ballads | Orchard Sessions
On November 5, Singer-Songwriter Mike Kinnebrew will return to The Farm at Old Edwards to perform at the Orchard Sessions. Kinnebrew grew up in Atlanta in the 1980s. By his late teens, he knew his future was not academics, and that music was something he could call his own. He started playing in joints around Buckhead, covering the tunes …
Learn More Do Better | The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center
Organizers say that the program will enable participants to: Learn how to Be More. Learn More. Do Better; Do better both as an individual white person, and as a member of the white racial group in America; Learn how to do more to become an anti-racist (versus a non-racist) The series will be led by Dr. Rita Brodnax. Dr. Brodnax …
Canned Food Drive – Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers, an emergency food pantry, works year-round to help meet some of the dietary requirements of individuals and families in need throughout the community. Nearly one in five people in Jackson and Macon counties fall below the poverty line. Though Fishes & Loaves would normally participate in the Empty Bowls Project, held around the …
A Deeply Southern Novel – Hudson Library
Author talks scheduled throughout the summer at local libraries were sidelined because of the pandemic, but a few are scheduled for the fall due to easing restrictions. One of those is at Hudson Library on October 21 at 2:00 P.M. Award-winning author Susan Zurenda will share insights regarding her novel, Bells for Eli (published March 2 by Mercer University Press). …
Make a Run For It – Twilight Runs
Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor has been a competitor in the annual Highlands Twilight Race since its inception eight years ago. Mayor Taylor pointed out that although the race has had to adjust to the pandemic, he and many other local and out-of-town runners look forward to its challenging but beautiful course. The Twilight takes place November 28 and will start …
Virtual Book Club: Highlands Biological Station
Highlands Biological Foundation is launching a Virtual Book Club with an examination and discussion of Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. The Foundation Book Club will meet weekly via Zoom Meetings, accessible both through a device or over the phone. No in-person meetings will be held. At each meeting, a leader will facilitate discussion about …
Your Need to Read | The Bookworm
Welcome to our little bookstore! Affiliated with the Hudson Library, the Bookworm has been welcoming and serving the Highlands community and its visitors from as early as 1995. Originally, the Bookworm opened with one room at the Peggy Crosby Center, then grew to four rooms at the Peggy Crosby Center, and in 2014 moved to its current location at …
Autumn Fest at Old Edwards
A great conundrum of the pandemic is that while it has restricted travel abroad and even in places in the U.S., one of the psychological effects has been the strong desire to be elsewhere. Surely it’s true that now both the need for refuge and the beguilements of a bucolic setting closer to home have never seemed stronger. The …
