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Highlands Marketplace
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: | Photograph By: Marjorie Christiansen Photography
October in the mountains is glorious!
The weather gets cooler, the days get shorter, and the colors are outstanding. When your thoughts turn to homemade soups, pumpkins, and even the holiday season, head to Kelsey-Hutchinson Park on Pine Street in Highlands for the Saturday morning Highlands Marketplace, open 8:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Local growers have all you need to start a pot of hearty soup and their tables will be laden with pumpkins, apples, and beans. Yummy eggs from happy chickens, fresh flowers, even herbal salves are a few of the things you can buy to fill your market basket. We’re lucky to have many beekeepers in our area and the sparkling jars of amber colored sweetness make great gifts because everyone wants something from our part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Make one of your first stops the baked goods tents, and pick up a delicious pastry to eat while you browse the handmade crafts. You put a lot of thought into gift-giving and when you purchase from one of the local artisans at the Highlands Marketplace, you’ll be guaranteed that your selection is one-of-a-kind.
There is handcrafted jewelry of every color and local photography that lets you bring a piece of the mountains into your home. Woven and knitted pieces and felted wool hats are perfect for the cooler weather and you’ll even find handcrafts from around the world, thanks to local churches.
Woodcrafts, handmade signs, furniture, and fine art surround the park where you’re likely to see friends, neighbors, and lots of dogs. One of the best things about going to the Saturday morning market is the sense of community you experience. October is the last month for the Highlands Marketplace until next spring, so don’t leave town until you’ve stopped by your local market at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park.
