The Hamburg Village, later known as Glenville, was considered a small business center with three stores, boarding houses, blacksmith shops and stables. There were several grist mills operating including a […]
When the first Woman’s Rights Convention was held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, women’s fashion was as tight-laced as their lives! Cinched-in corsets and heavy, long skirts that […]
As an owner of a thriving small business and fly shop (Brookings), the Covid -19 situation has totally blind-sided me and my staff, as it has the rest of the […]
The gifts of May, amidst the lingering trials of April, have been immortalized by poet Lucy Larcom: When April steps aside for May, like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten; Fresh […]
Pachysandra is one of five species of the Boxwood family. It has roots to eastern Asia as well as North America. The plant most associated with this area is commonly […]
The Botanical Gardens of the Highlands Biological Station is an ecological preserve of native flora of the Highlands Plateau and southern Appalachian Mountains. Native plants are presented in natural habitat […]
A-List Antiques, located at 40 Burns Street in Cashiers, is a deceptively humble location for a larger than life antiques warehouse. Proprietress Ann Miller Hopkins recently relocated full time […]
It’s no secret that, for many people, the Plateau’s shopping opportunities are a reason to visit for a weekend or a week, or to buy a second (or third) home. […]
For over 100 years, Lake Toxaway has been offering comfort and relief to its guests and the community. For its guests – people like Stephen King, and Nicole Kidman, and […]
Summer’s coming and there’s some good news to look forward to. Here on the Plateau there’s a new game in town, Cashiers Valley Smokehouse, owned and operated by hospitality specialists […]
