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Big Wheel Keep on Turnin’
If you know Diane McPhail, you know that everything about her is extraordinary…there’s nothing run-of-the-mill. Well, maybe one thing. She lives in a mill, a restored/converted mill house, complete with waterwheel and grinding stone. In its heyday, that mill crushed dried corn into meal, which provided many a johnnycake to our Plateau predecessors. The mill’s power, the Cullasaja, runs right …
Cancer, Cure or prevent?
Just the thought of cancer can be daunting. We’re surrounded by news of cancer or overwhelmed by our own personal confrontations with it – whether it is yourself, a family member, or what is constantly reported in the media – it is everywhere! Cancer is a menace to our health, but most people are looking for a cure after the …
Homemade Ketchup
Ketchup is loaded with fructose; it also has high-fructose corn syrup and is high in sodium. It contains vinegar, which creates an acidic environment in the body – unfortunately, most diseases thrive in an acidic environment. Ketchup has lycopene-containing tomatoes, which should be great news, but the amounts of lycopene found in commercially manufactured ketchup are very small. On the …
The Essential Breath
Have you ever kept a pace in your life that only seemed to get faster, while at the same time you felt more worn down than ever? In traditional Eastern Philosophy, a person is thought to be born with only a certain number of breaths to spend in a lifetime. So why waste them? Whether we pant throughout a busy …
Antibiotics: Back on Track
Antibiotics are powerful medicines and critical tools used to treat a number of common and serious infections. Just as with any type of medication, proper instruction and usage is essential for effectiveness. It’s important to remember that everyone can help improve antibiotic prescribing and use, starting with understanding a few important key concepts. First, antibiotics cure bacterial infections, …
Mountain Heritage Lecture Series
This summer, you might want to add Cashiers Historical Society’s lecture series to your “To Do List.” After the interest and success of Year One, CHS has added a second year of the Mountain Heritage Lecture Series. And if you missed the first lecture featuring Dr. Will Peebles of Western Carolina University, you can mark your calendar for …
How Cashiers Got Its Name
For 120 years, folksy tales have taken over to explain how Cashiers got its name. Was it named for a prized bull? Supposedly the bull belonged to Wade Hampton III, but Hampton did not purchase land in Cashiers until 1855, and the name was chosen in 1839. Even Judge Felix Alley, from Whiteside Cove, did not know how Cashiers got …
Legends & Folklore
Where Georgia, North and South Carolina joined corners, there was a geographical configuration made to order for moonshiners of the 1800s. If they got in trouble with the law in North Carolina, they’d scatter to Georgia. If Georgia officials came after them, they hightailed it to South Carolina. Each escape was practically a stone’s throw away. Their stills kept percolating …
Southern Highlands Reserve
The emerald green that carpets the summits and coves of this corner of Western North Carolina represents a series of unique botanical ecosystems. Many of these systems are under threat from development and human encroachment. That’s why the Southern Highlands Reserve is so vital to the health of native plant and animal communities. Located at the peak of Toxaway Mountain …
Do Something Adventurous
Mountain Man, that’s the name on his AMX card, was clearly made for adventure! He is a man of adventure, including 50 years of high-paid out-of-town computer and communications consulting and a new-found adventure including long-distance backpacking adventures. The passion for backpacking adventures began with a spontaneous 2015-16 southbound Appalachian Trail winter through-hike. On an impulse, he purchased a book …
Ireland’s Storied Golf Courses
It’s still not too late to book your dream trip to Ireland for 2020. Whether you want to experience the home of this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the beautiful courses in Southwest Ireland, or anything in between, Tom’s Golf Tours can arrange a trip you’ll never forget. For more information on our trips to …
The Brown-Headed Cowbird
This bird is plentiful and wide ranging, native to the U.S. Look for it year round in the northeastern U.S. across the continent to the southwest, including Western North Carolina. Some migrate between Canada and Mexico. They were abundant on the Great Plains over a century ago, congregating around the great herds of bison that roamed the continent, breaking up …
