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Fairview House
Built around 1910 by Irvin E. Rice this two-story square frame house, located on 4 1/2 Street, was known as The Rice House. After changing hands, it was sold to Ed and Ellie Pierson Potts in 1937 and was run as the Fairview Inn for the next 20 years. In the 1970s the Highlands Playhouse used it to house their …
Uncle Charlie
Charles Bracken Fugate Jr., called Paw or Uncle Charlie, was born in Cashiers in 1878, the son of Charles Bracken Fugate Sr. and Mary Arlissa Norton. During the Great Depression, C. B. Fugate Jr. owned and ran a grocery store in the building that now houses Narcissus. A local teenage boy would daily come into the store, climb up on …
Dr. Lapham’s Bug Hill
Breakthroughs in tuberculosis treatment in the early 1900s sky-rocketed Highlands’ fame. From 1908-1918 Mary Lapham with her compassionate, innovative medical remedies, got herself noticed in a big way. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of her success at her Highlands tuberculosis sanatorium, aka Bug Hill. In 1882, one of every seven people died from TB. When doctors determined TB spread by …
Nature’s Fall Show
With the arrival of the annual Fall Leaf Show, you’re seeing the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau at its best. The bold colors carpeting the mountains around us suggest a quilting bee that shared a pot of peyote tea and then went to work, finally tossing their finished product over an unmade bed. The display is breathtaking in its richness and randomness, kaleidoscopic …
Links Golf in Scotland
We just returned from Scotland after completing another great trip. After getting off our overnight flight from the US we drove straight to Kingsbarns where we enjoyed an afternoon round at this gorgeous seaside course. After dinner in the clubhouse, we made the drive over a couple of scenic hours up to our hotel, The Chester in Aberdeen, a beautiful …
Whooo Cooks for You?
Owls are steeped in myth and legend. According to Virgil, the appearance of an owl foretold the death of Dido. Both the Sumerian goddess Lilith and Greek goddess Athena have been depicted with a retinue of owls. In today’s fictional portrayals of talking animals, the owl is always the wise one. A collection of these mythologized birds is called a …
Chinese Lanterns
It’s that time of year again. Fall, better known as pumpkin season. If you look in the grocery store, just about everything comes in pumpkin spice flavor or scent. If it doesn’t smell or taste like a pumpkin, then it better look like a pumpkin, which brings me to the wonderful plant Physalis alkekengi, but their friends call them …
Why We Fly Fish
Fly fishing can be intimidating. The typical first timer is hesitant to take a lesson or book a guide trip because their lack of experience will embarrass them in front of a guide or instructor. I’ve met people who routinely skydive, yet are afraid they’ll look foolish trying to fly fish, which is funny because the danger of making a …
Brushy’s Face Lift
As a runner and a trail lover, I’m always thrilled beyond belief to find a trail to run on around here that doesn’t immediately enfeeble me – physically, mentally, and spiritually. The relatively new Brushy Face Trail off Highway 28 is just such a trail, and a loop at that! Built by volunteers with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, the Brushy …
Savor for A Lifetime
Whether you express your good taste in your choice of food, spirits, shopping, or the arts, this autumn the Highlands Food and Wine Festival promises to deliver a phenomenal experience you’ll savor for a lifetime. Restaurateurs, chefs, vendors, bartenders, winemakers, vineyard owners, entertainers, and businesses of all kinds join forces to bring you the event. 2018 commemorates the third year …
All about the Altitude
The mountains are aglow with the fiery colors of autumn and cool, crisp breezes are blowing through Highlands’ Main Street. The season may be winding down, but there is still plenty to do in Highlands. The Shadow of the Bear is crawling across the valley; there are festivals to attend and holiday shopping to be done. A relaxing meal is …
Mountain Life in a Glass
Barns, particularly historical ones, have unique personalities and lofty stories to tell. Whiteside Brewing Co., which opened earlier this year, established residence in Cashiers’ old Ezekiel Barn. The brewery is separated from its sister establishment, the Laurelwood Inn, by ample parking and an acre of green, all under the ownership of Bob and Lise Dews. The brewery, with its sparkling …
