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Light Up The Village | Cashiers NC
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2021/12 – December
The breathtaking Christmas Display at The Village Green is testament to a vibrant community.
The Cashiers Area Chamber is giving a giant shout out to The Village Green for once again bringing the bigger, brighter, and more festive light display to the Crossroads and the Village Green this year. They’re also encouraging business owners to light up their businesses to coincide with this event.
This beautiful light display is the result of the vision of Drew English who felt the annual display needed updating. He shared his vision with The Village Green, The Cashiers Area Chamber, and the community who enthusiastically endorsed the idea and helped the dream become a reality.
Drew, the gardener responsible for the lovely dahlia garden at High Hampton, has been a seasonal resident of Cashiers for years. He remembers the annual Christmas tree lighting as a highlight of his family’s holiday celebrations. Over the years he noticed that the display, which was left up from season to season and thus showing signs of aging, needed a refresh, and envisioned it being as festive and magnificent as the community.
Never one to see a problem without offering a solution Drew proposed that the entire Village Green be professionally done. With the help and support of the Cashiers business community, their leadership sponsors – High Hampton, Berkshire-Hathaway Meadows Mountain Realty, and Silver Run Reserve– funds were soon raised, and the vision became a reality.
Ashlie Mitchell-Lanning, Executive Director of The Village Green says, “we are so pleased that we, The Village Green, are able to offer this beautiful and magical show of lights at the Moore tree and within our park. None of this would be possible without Drew and his dedicated team of volunteers that devote their time to ensuring that our community has something beautiful to experience during the holidays.”
As always, the Moore Christmas Tree at the Crossroads is the main attraction with over 18,000 lights. Children will be especially delighted by Candy Cane Lane at the Green’s entrance off Highway 64.
Throughout the rest of The Village Green, you will find many more lit trees so make time to walk through and enjoy this winter wonderland.
