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Bear’s Den
Issue: 2021/07 – July
Take a couple of golf pros who’re madly in love with the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau, allow them to buy and transform Honeybee Home and, voila! You end up with the endlessly-intriguing The Bear’s Den, 404 Highway 107 South in Cashiers. For more information, please call (561) 389-7231.
Marshall Carpenter and Honey
In May of 2013, Marshall and Beth Carpenter visited friends who had just completed a new vacation home overlooking Lake Glenville.
They immediately fell in love with the Plateau, especially the beauty of the mountains and all the area has to offer: hiking, fishing, golfing, shopping, dining, friendly people, and Groovin’ on the Green.
They loved the area so much they closed on their own vacation home that August. Marshall and Beth loved spending summers here for the next five years and in May of 2018 they left their careers of 30-plus years as PGA and LPGA golf pros and moved here full time. They owned and operated an award winning golf shop at an exclusive country club in South Florida, in addition to teaching, running tournaments, and all the other duties club pros have.
After several months of retirement, they were missing the retail business they had built. They prayed for the right opportunity and in the winter of 2018 they purchased Honeybee Home.
Their first season they enjoyed meeting so many nice residents and visitors. At the end of the 2019 season, Beth missed the golf business, so she accepted a position as the Buyer/Merchandiser and LPGA Teaching Professional at The Cullasaja Club.
At the end of the 2020 season, Marshall decided to change the complexion of the store. No longer would mattresses be offered from the downstairs showroom and some of the old merchandise they purchased from the previous owner would be removed from the store.
He opened some new accounts and found new suppliers to help him find nicer offerings from estate sales and model homes.
Marshall said he wanted a fresh start for the store with the new inventory so he changed the name to The Bear’s Den.
When asked what he enjoyed the most about owning The Bear’s Den, Marshall replied, “I love visiting with all the wonderful people that come in and of course being able to bring my beautiful little golden retriever, Honey, to work every day.”
Marshall hopes you will stop in and say hi, give Honey a pat, and explore the unique new and vintage offerings in the four rooms on the main level plus the downstairs showroom.
The Bear’s Den is located at 404 Highway 107 South, just a half-mile from the Cashiers Crossroads. For more information, please call (561) 389-7231.
