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Getting Under Your Skin
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac are some of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis. These plants contain an oil called urushiol, which can trigger an allergic reaction when it comes into contact with the skin. Contact can occur either by directly touching the plant or by touching objects that have been exposed to the plant’s oil, which …
Preserve Your Rhythms
Sleep is sleep, right? I drink a glass of wine before bed to guarantee a good snooze. It might make me snore, but, hey, the louder the snore the deeper the sleep. Four hours of shut-eye and I’m good to go. Share these assumptions with the experts at Mission Health and they’d politely respond, “Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong.” Recent …
Layers of Sugartown
When I moved to Franklin in 2005, I learned my way around by the waterways. The Little Tennessee led me to the Cullasaja, which led me up the mountain, which led me to work in Highlands. I didn’t know it then, but I was traveling layered trails of history. Native Americans followed deer paths and streams. European pioneers adopted Cherokee …
Grandfather’s Clock
The very first article I wrote for The Laurel was printed in March of 2005 and it was about the grandfather clock that Col. John A. Zachary brought with him from Surry County, North Carolina, around 1833 when he moved to what was to become Cashiers Valley. Following is a reprint of that story with a few updates: This is …
The Fine Craft of Gardening
No craft is as deeply rooted in the history of the Plateau as gardening. As the world became more industrialized through the 19th century, our isolated mountain oasis was still a harsh and unforgiving place to live. So much is owed to the pioneers that settled Cashiers, in particular, Elvira Zachary. Elvira grew up working alongside her father in …
Wild and Wonderful
It’s one thing to see pictures of the local wildlife in books or on Facebook. It’s a wholly different experience to see them in person. Of course, the best place to see wildlife is in their natural habitat, though a personal encounter with a bear is far from entertaining. On July 12 and 13, the 16th Annual Mountain Wildlife Days …
Golf Trip of a Lifetime in Ireland
Ireland is arguably the most beautiful venue for links golf in the world, and there’s some extra buzz this year with the Open Championship being hosted by Royal Portrush later this summer. Royal County Down and Royal Portrush have already opened their tee sheets for 2020 (a few months earlier than normal), and others are likely to follow with earlier …
Is Getting a Fly Guide Cheating?
Should you get a guide? A lot of folks want to practice fly fishing by trial and error. The assumption is that if you can’t tie your own fly, spot your own fish, and land it in your own net, then you aren’t really fishing, and that getting a guide is somehow “cheating.” Granted, a lot of the allure of …
The Decline of Native Birds
The Carolina Parakeet has been extinct for over 100 years. This native Carolinian, a subtropical green parrot, was once so numerous that their flocks ranged from New York and Wisconsin south to Kentucky and Tennessee and west from the Atlantic to Colorado. In its time, it was the northernmost parrot in the Western Hemisphere. Its precipitous decline began in …
Kudos for Kerria
According to the 70’s rock band Three Dog Night, “one is the loneliest number,” and Kerria japonica could very easily have that song as its anthem. It’s the sole species of the genus Kerria, with its roots in the huge family tree of Roseaceae. So why is it the sole species? Is she the black ewe of the rose family? …
Bio Center Soiree
The Highlands Biological Foundation will celebrate the 92nd year of the Highlands Biological Station with a soiree at the home of Ella and Chip Flower on July 28 at 6:00 P.M. The foundation annually hosts a summer soiree to raise funds to support the three facets of the Highlands Biological Station – Highlands Botanical Garden, Highlands Nature Center, and …
Stroll Dixon Woods
A mere seven minutes from downtown Highlands, Dixon Woods is a gentle, flat, series of public trails along Bowery Road managed and protected by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. In total, Dixon Woods includes over a mile of trails that will keep any avid outdoors person entertained. The trail system is simple to navigate and encircles Dixon Pond. It’s easy in terms …
