A Collaboration for the Senses

Let’s raise a glass to the generosity of vintner Guy Davis and the vivid imagination of artist Leah Grace Craig.

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Winter’s Delights

The Plateau is home to a raft of activities that’ll get your heart pumping and invigorate your outlook. (In the words of Highlands’ unofficial

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Celebrating 150!

Though we can pause to look back at Highlands’ last 150 years, a commitment to preservation demands that we keep our eyes on the future.

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Our Laurel Wordsmiths

A remembrance of writerly flourishes in our Laurel magazine.

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Conservation Conversations

The wild places of the Plateau and the creatures who make their home here are explored in depth in the 2023 Zahner Conservation Lecture Series.

Friends and Fireworks

If you’re wondering who’s bringing the Boom, look no further than the dark skies over Lake Glenville – the 26th annual Friends of Lake Glenville Fireworks Over The Lake, held on Sunday, July 2, at approximately 9:30 PM. Everyone is invited to gather safely in their watercraft or on land to enjoy this always spectacular celebration of our Nation’s Independence. …

Fill Those Baskets

The true taste of the Plateau is offered Wednesdays and Saturdays through the season.


Outdoor Concert Series

The sounds of Friday Night Live and Saturdays on Pine are Highlands’ official Summer Soundtrack. The concerts are family-friendly and handicapped accessible.

Rotary Club of Highlands Entertained by Stacy Guffey’s Mountain Talk

Macon County native Stacy Guffey recently entertained Rotary Club of Highlands members as he explored the dialects we speak in the US, especially “Appalachian English” or Smokey Mountain English”. Guffey assured his audience that our “Mountain Talk” is a real dialect with its own accent and grammar.

A Blossoming New Life

The traditions of local farming and the spirit at the heart of this challenging way of life are celebrated by Aaron and Justyne Reese at their R&R Farms.


Autumn Ambles

Highlands Nature Center is offering up-close encounters for leaf lookers and fall fanatics, Fridays and Saturdays throughout the month.

It’s Time To Be Enchanted

The Farm at Old Edwards is the perfect setting for the endlessly surprising sounds of Andrew Wooten with Caroline’s Roost, July 12. For updates and to book online, visitOldEdwardsHospitality.com/OrchardSessions.

Green & Gold Gala

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will stage its Green & Gold Gala on Friday, August 4, and the entire community is invited. It will be an elegant evening of fun, food, and fellowship. This summer soiree will feature bingo, signature cocktails by Carlton Chamblin of Farm2Cocktail, and a seated dinner highlighting local ingredients in the beautiful Woodruff Dining Hall on campus. Inspired …


Hang with the Legends

The All Stars of the Nashville Music Scene know how to throw a party, and they’re aiming to benefit the students of Blue Ridge School with the Songwriters’ Round,set for Saturday, August19, at the Keller Pavilion Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau, 558 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers.

Soirée For Literacy

The Literacy & Learning Center’s Soirée for Pre-K,set for 5:30 P.M. Saturday,July 22, at The Vineyard at High Holly, promises a revel without a pause, in service to a marvelous cause.

A Good Time For a Good Cause

Everyone’s invited to attend Highlands Emergency Council’s Annual Fundraiser, set for Saturday, August 19, at the Highlands Community Building. For more information,call (828) 526-4357.