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Highlands Christmas Parade

The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade – a celebration winding its way down Main Street, with virtually every Highlander either

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Winter Wonderland

The Village Green and surrounding shops and businesses in Cashiers will be a Glittering Wonderland throughout the grey days and dark, dark nights

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HCCMF’s 40th Anniversary

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival’s bravura 40th Anniversary delivers an entire season of superlatives. For information or tickets, call (828) 526-9060 or visit h-cmusicfestival.org.

Botanical Meets Mechanical, Cover Artist Sue Steele Thomas

The lines, the curves, the irrefutable suggestion of thrumming horsepower waiting to be untethered – there are a thousand reasons for Sue Steele Thomas’s automotive passion. Those reasons lie at the center of a pulse-pounding exhibition at The Bascom.

Go with the Flow

Vexing questions about water need to be answered before buying Plateau property.


At a Glance Waterfall Guide

Enjoy this sampling of area waterfalls, for a deep dive visit thelaurelmagazine.com/recreation.

Likeable, Hikeable Falls: Upper Middle Creek Falls

Stepping just slightly off the Beaten Path reveals hidden wonders like the hypnotic Upper Middle Creek Falls.

Sustaining the Ecology: Highlands Biological Foundation

Keeping track of our winged neighbors requires a concerted effort and a watchmaker’s attention to detail.


No Better Balm Than a Good Dig: Gardening on the Plateau

Joey Kyle’s Plateau Planting Wisdom will pay dividends later in the season – witness his Wild Greens Pesto.

Our Ringed-Necked Ducks

They dive, they dabble and they decorate our lakes and ponds – Ring-Necked Ducks are leaving us for the season, but not without putting on an endlessly entertaining show.

Common Course Courtesy

Erika’s wise words on Golf Course Behavior take on added weight when they’re given as Motherly Advice.


Fly-Fishing Perspective

The view from the stream is one that’s deeply personal, yet infused with a reverence for the majesty of nature and a respect for fellow anglers.

Funny Name. Prized Plant – Highlands Cashiers Land Trust

A local inn incorporates wise conservation practices into its development plans, benefitting local plants and wildlife and sweetening life on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Erick Baker to Perform

Singer-Songwriter Erick Baker’s exuberant music marks the resumption of the Orchard Sessions at The Farm at Old Edwards, Thursday, June 17.