Winter 2025

The exceptional wines of superstar vintner Gérard Bertrand met Marlene’s cultivated palate at Highlands Food & Wine Festival. It was a happy reunion.

The Christmas Bird Count provides a detailed snapshot of the Plateau’s avian population, including surprising new arrivals.

For Marty Rosenfield, love is the basic recipe.

These fallow days and hoar-frost nights are the ideal time to cultivate big plans and contemplate little adjustments.

Thanks to Dolly Parton and a generous community, the horizons of the Literacy & Learning Center’s young charges extend far into the bright future.

A tall stack of books is the perfect passport to the mysteries and majesty and those sudden bursts of transcendence found on the Plateau.

Your careful consideration and compassionate heart will help determine the future of Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society and the animals in its care.

Highlands’ Mirror Lake is undergoing a restoration to its former, pristine glory.

With a proven record of success, Big Brothers Big Sisters is forging friendships across the Plateau.