Get Ready to Shop

Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2020/08 – August | Photograph By: Marjorie Christiansen Photography

When it comes to shopping on the Plateau, Highlands and Cashiers often steal all the thunder from businesses that are more outlying, but don’t let that fool you.  

Treasures await you Off the Beaten Path and Sapphire is one such place where you’ll find treasures galore.

   For starters, golf enthusiasts will find that all their golf cart needs can be met right here in their own neighborhood by Appalachian Golf Cars, located at 18029 Rosman Highway. They have been serving Sapphire, Cashiers, Highlands,Lake Toxaway and nine other Western North Carolina counties since 1993. AGC is an authorized dealer for Club Car and is proud to be associated with the best golf car manufacturer in the industry. Sales, service and storage, Appalachian Golf Cars offers it all.  Check out their website at appalachiangolfcars.com or visit their showroom and enjoy a friendly chat and a great cup of coffee.

Canyon Spa at Lonesome Valley located at 121 Lonesome Valley Road is the perfect calming place to unwind and let your cares melt away. Housed in the recently restored Caretaker’s Cottage, this pastoral setting is perfect for unplugging and relaxing. Canyon Spa offers a full array of natural body and facial treatments, therapies and products – all promoting wellness and relaxation. Their gift boutique is not to be missed.  Canyon Spa is open to the public.  Visit their website at lonesomevalley.com for more information or call (828) 743-0006.

The entire family can enjoy a day of golf at the Red Bird Golf Links located at 127 Cherokee Trail. The executive nine-hole course is open to the public and also features a 15-tee driving range, putting and chipping green, and a fully stocked pro shop. Also fun for families is their nine-hole course where the object is to kick a soccer ball into a 21-inch hole. Whether you’re in the mood for a quick nine holes or just want to practice your driving or putting, this course has it all.  For more information, please call (828) 743-1991.

Nearby Sapphire National Golf Club at 50 Slicers Avenue is the only 18-hole golf course in the Sapphire, Cashiers, and Highlands region that’s open to the public, and is the recipient of the prestigious four-and-a-half star golf course rating from Golf Digest. Sapphire National Golf Club offers a memorable experience for all avid golfers. Further, they partner with Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company, a full-service restaurant and bar that overlooks the course and showcases the region’s finest craft beers. Call (828) 743-1174 for more information.

Jennings Builders Supply and Hardware at 2897 Highway 64 East offers it all, and with a well-equipped, knowledgeable and smiling staff. They are truly your one-stop shop for all your building and remodeling needs and also offer an expert design team to make certain that your dreams are realized. They are happy to walk you through every step of your home improvement project and by visiting their design center you’ll be able to visualize your finished project.  Their phone number is (828) 743-3684.