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Dolphin Encounter in the Keys, Part Two
Two decades ago I took my stepdaughter to the Keys as a graduation gift. It was hotter-than-heck-and-half-of-Georgia, but we made the best of it. Swimming with wild dolphins was our reward. Cost a king’s ransom, but worth every penny…we hoped. So off we went. Dolly was the pod leader. She led her two companions into our pool to check out …
Many Hands Peace Farm
The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center has a long history with environmental stewardship and their Many Hands Peace Farm continues this tradition. Farm co-managers Ben Galindo and Joey Kyle see it as their mission to take care of this land at the foot of Little Scaly Mountain. Everything they grew is organic in the most basic sense of the word. …
A Beautiful investment
Escape from the stress and the congestion of the city. Claim this home as your own and you will enjoy the beauty of the mountains as you sip coffee on the covered patio of your Highlands Townhouse. Once the caffeine has energized you, stroll the short two blocks to Main Street or detour by Harris Lake to feed the …
Gazpacho Soup
The thought of a hot soup on a hot summer night is not the most appetizing one. Enter the light, summery, fresh and fragrant gazpacho and the picture changes. This cold soup can be served in shot glasses to vow your guests or in humble bowls to make the family members ecstatic. It’s light acidity makes it a perfect accompaniment …
Nutrigenomics – What?
We can now find out, through DNA testing, how the body responds to certain foods and nutrients. Nutrigenomics is the study of the relationship between nutrition and gene expression. When we are conceived, we are given a special and unique blueprint that is called our genotype. As we age and develop, our expression of this blueprint is called our phenotype …
Making Patients His True Focus
Mission Health Primary Care is dedicated to making sure the needs of the community are met year-round and welcomes Richard Ellin, MD, to the Highlands office May through October. Dr. Ellin earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, with a double major in biology and economics. He earned his MD from Emory University, and completed his residency …
120 year old Cashiers Petroglyph
Perhaps the petroglyph photographed in this article isn’t old enough to be designated as such, as the American College Dictionary gives the definition of petroglyph as “a drawing or carving on rock made by prehistoric or primitive people.” The two Cashiers Valley boys who did the carvings were neither primitive nor prehistoric. Their names were John Alexander Zachary, born 1881, son …
Yeah, We’s Rough
We used to be rough, us Clear Creeks was, no doubt about that, we’s rough,” said Herman Wilson, Clear Creek-native and spinner of a darn good yarn. One of his favorite tales was about Wiley McCall getting shot by his first cousin, and coming a gnat’s eyelash away from meeting his maker. Herman, Wiley, the Picklesheimers, Lyman and Alfred, and …
Kelsey Trail Hike
On August 26 you’ll have an opportunity to hike the historic Kelsey Trail from Whiteside Mountain to the Highlands Recreation Park, thanks to the Highlands Plateau Greenway organization. When Highlands was founded in 1875, there was no road to Whiteside Mountain. So in 1881 Samuel Kelsey began work on a road that would end a quarter-mile from the top of Whiteside. …
Warrior Survival School
The Peggy Crosby Center’s newest tenant is Overland Unlimited Bridge of Hope, whose mission is to educate veterans about how to overcome the long-term effects of combat and operational stress. Founded by Justin Kingsland, a former British Army Airborne Special Forces member, Bridge of Hope seeks to help veterans and first responders who are suffering from the residual impact …
The Magic of Falconry
Pete Kipp knew he wanted to be a falconer at the tender age of eight. That’s when he had a magical encounter. On his way to fish, a hawk landed in a tree near him. “It stared me down with blood red eyes, so intense that its image burned into me,” he says. “Then it flew away. Excited, …
