(828) 526-0173 | [email protected] | Copyright 2024 – All Rights Reserved.
Search Articles
There are so many great articles in the pages of The Laurel Magazine, sometimes you want to read them again. You won’t miss a thing. Use these helpful search parameters and find just what you’re looking for about Highlands, NC and Cashiers, NC.
You Searched For:
Seed Madagascar
Amy Passauer of Highlands has her sights set on traveling to Madagascar this month. While it sounds like a great way to spend your vacation, she’s undertaking a challenge that most people wouldn’t even consider. Amy and her sister Leah will be running a grueling and once-in-a-lifetime 50k race (31.0686 miles) from the beach to bush in support of SEED …
There’s Something About the Plateau
People visit the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau for many reasons – golf, shopping, family reunions. But once here, they come to appreciate other things even more – mountain air wafting across meadows; clear water babbling over boulders; soft breezes rustling leaves; singing, calling, chirping birds; a strutting turkey, the glimpse of a bobcat. They take a hike, climb a mountain, raft a …
100 Mentors in 100 Days
On August 23, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina launched its 100 Mentors in 100 Days Campaign. Last year, BBBSWNC made 211 matches throughout the entire year, with the majority of matches being made during the fall recruitment period. Our goal is to make as many quality matches as we can in the next 100 days in Cashiers …
A Family Friendly Affair
We’ve made it through another busy summer season! With school back in session, it’s time to get the final plans in order for our 25th anniversary celebration, Sunday, October 8, from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Carpe Diem Farms. Local favorites The Johnny Webb Band will be performing on the Pavilion stage. You are encouraged to bring a blanket, lawn …
More Than a Shelter
For 30 years the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society has saved lives, provided compassionate care, and found forever homes for thousands of abandoned, abused and neglected animals in our community. But we are much, much more than just a no-kill animal shelter and adoption agency. Through our community outreach programs that make a positive difference in the lives of people as well …
The Kitchen Carry Away
Highlanders love good food. The area is peppered with restaurants and caterers vying for the culinary spotlight. Since 2000, The Kitchen Carry Away and Catering has filled the tummies of the young and old with a menu ranging from soups and appetizers, entrees, side dishes and scrumptious desserts. The Kitchen’s originator, Holly Roberts, built a loyal following of devoted …
Be a Friend of a Friend
One of the most common questions we are asked at the Forever Farm is, “How do you get your animals?” It’s a question that gets to the very core of Friends For Life’s mission. Each pet who comes to us is unique, and has her or his own story. However, from a big picture perspective, our residents tend to come …
Helping People. Changing Lives.
The Literacy Council of Cashiers, established in 2006, attracts volunteers who are enthusiastic about what they do. Nancy West is one of those dedicated individuals. “I’ve always been passionate about reading and literacy,” she says. “I was a teacher before retiring and for the last 10 or 15 years, I was strictly a reading specialist.” After moving to Cashiers in …
Leadfoot Lucy
In the early 1940s, Leadfoot Lucille, sister-in-law to my 20-something mother, was driving my mom across the Gandy Bridge, the original wooden two-laner that spanned Tampa Bay. It was the war years, and the womenfolk were in a rush to do their part, so much so that Leadfoot Lucy, lost in thought, lost something else: the sense she was born …
Historic Land, Heirloom Seeds
Winding Stair Farm, west of Franklin, has had many incarnations over the years. Owners Greg Mullins and Stacy Bredendieck were told by the Army Corps of Engineers that the name of the stream, Trough Branch, on the edge of the farm came from a history of early settlers moving animals through this valley and the stream was a natural place …
This Classic Is Calling You Home
As Sirius the Dog Star stands out in the night sky, this beautiful manor house, which sits high atop Upper Brushy Face overlooking the Highlands Country Club, outshines the many exquisite homes of the Highlands-Cashiers area. Imagine the grand splendor of a Scottish Manor home with stone arches and rich woods. Add large expanses of glass that frame the …
Pumpkin Crepes
Pumpkin Crepes are a delicious way to welcome fall. Abundantly orange, these crepes look like the cool season that’s coming and like the beautiful leaves in the Western North Carolina mountains. The crepes taste best with fresh pumpkin, although canned is fine, too. To make the color more vibrant, add a pinch of turmeric to the batter. These crepes can …
