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Marketplace’s Fall Bounty
One of the surprising bright spots in all the Covid-19 chaos has been that the Highlands Marketplace has enjoyed an uptick in interested shoppers since its delayed opening the last Saturday in June. Don Deal, a local farmer and current organizer for the Highlands Marketplace, said the 15-year-old Saturday market has seen steady attendance and sales and is expected to …
The Climate of Our Country
In 2018 and 2019 The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center of Highlands hosted a weeklong retreat that explored the topics of Climate Change, Social Justice and the intertwining of these two issues. Today, as our social fabric has been torn apart by the pandemic and civil unrest in unprecedented ways, this year’s event, happening September 16-21, seems most pertinent than …
Orchard Session Series
The magical trilogy of music, the outdoors and the mountains come together once again at The Farm at Old Edwards on October 29. From 6 to 8 P.M., in that wondrous interlude between the sun settling and the moon ascending, singer-songwriter-recording artist Mike Kinnebrew will perform under the boughs in the blissful Orchard setting. Even the most exacting country-music fans …
Days of Dazzling Dahlias
Don’t miss the Highlands Historical Society’s 10th Annual Dahlia Festival, which will be held this year during the weekend of September 19. Covid is impacting every area of our lives but nature is thriving, and the much-loved and enduring dahlias will provide us with a bit of normalcy and beauty when they bloom in late summer. The Historical Society has …
Libraries: Resource Centers
Despite the upheaval that Covid-19 caused last school semester, and the relative uncertainty that permeated the fall 2020 semester start, area libraries are consistent resource centers for parents of young school-age children, as well as for independent high school learners. Carlyn Morenus, branch librarian at Hudson Library in Highlands, pointed out that the public always has access to a free …
It’s Quackers!
But a cluster duck doesn’t deter Highlands Rotary. Even though July 4th’s celebrations were postponed until Labor Day, the town’s enthusiasm for a jolly good race is wild with anticipation. In fact, Rotary and their annual Derby, albeit somewhat mallard-justed, is supremely ducky. Rain or shine, with or without quarantine, the ducks will be bob-bob-bobbin’ along the Mill Creek run …
November’s Big Block Party
The heady combination of wine, amuse-bouche, and cut-a-rug live music will power a block party that stretches all the way from Highlands to Cashiers. You may think that concerns about the Coronavirus would clip the wings of any sort of soaring party. On the contrary though, 2020 will see the staging of an event that extends over three days and …
Go the Distance for Kids
The Highlands Twilight 5K and 10K has not only been moved from August to November 28, it is now scheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M. instead of at twilight, as it has historically taken place for the last seven years. The eighth annual Rotary Club of Highlands-sponsored event has had to adapt due to ongoing precautions related to Covid-19. Derek …
What’s Normal?
Normalcy has been upended. Politics and the pandemic steal our focus if we allow them to. Currently, we are not in a “new normal”. We are in limbo … a wait-and-see proposition. What will become our new daily routine … the stuff we do without even thinking about it? Of course, not all new normals are counter-productive. Every morning I …
The Mountaintop Art & Craft Show
Highlands reclaims a bit of the charm that’s been lost this season of the Coronavirus, with the Mountaintop Art & Craft Show on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and 30. You will certainly have great shopping and cuisine to enjoy as well. But there’s something festive and exciting about a good art and craft show, this one in particular. You …
Mermaids in the Mountains
When you visit Easely An Artist and its Gallery Upstairs, you can’t help but be struck by the sheer charm of the place, with its subtle hints of whimsy scattered throughout. Part of that is the makeup of the place, where the painting sessions are freewheeling, lessons are leavened with laughter, and the creations are confident and pure, whatever their …
The Chateau’s Mesmerizing Views
Eagles soar high above the trees as you relax in style at the Chateau, just two miles outside the quaint mountain town of Highlands. As guests of this private expansive estate retreat you will soak in the beauty of the surrounding mountains and find that it is the perfect setting for every occasion. Whether you’re looking to host a small …
