Every year, many of us attend the Highland County Fair. We pay for our Season Ticket. We treat ourselves to ribeye steak sandwiches, ice cream, cotton candy, milkshakes, onion rings, funnel cakes, and fried Oreos. We pass over a quarter for a game of Bingo, or we yell...
You read that right - Jousting. Knights and all. After a successful trial event in August 1951, the Highland County Chamber of Commerce decided to plan a second event for Friday and Saturday, September 5-6, 1952. This event marked the first official Highland County...
In 1997, I received one of the greatest honors of my life. I carried the United States Flag on horseback to open the Highland County Fair Horse Show. As a child, I would stand next to the fence to watch veteran horsemen Mack Ratcliffe - adorned in formal United States...
Have any of you ever been a kid? I was, and I loved it!!!!!!! Truth be told, I think a lot of people would be a lot better off if they incorporated elements of kid-dom into their everyday lives. There were so many things that were great about being a kid in Highland...
Editor’s Note: Recording the history, our history, of Highland County is so important for future generations. Below is a compilation of facts by Kathy Beverage, secretary of the Highland County Fair Association, outlining the roots and beginnings of the Highland...
Highland County, Virginia, is full of blessings of natural beauty. As a resident, I find myself in constant awe of the landscapes. While they are visually stunning, the photos below don't offer the entire experience. You have to be fully immersed in the scenery to...
For families raising cattle in the Highlands of Virginia, spring awakens the senses and brings an abundance of new life to the farm. “The Wilson Place,” a nice flat pasture along the Jackson River on U.S. 220 South, served many years as the winter pasture for the...
Imagine a peaceful setting along the lush, green wilderness of the Jackson River in the late 1700s - a territory only sparsely populated by new families who pushed west beyond the larger European settlements on the Bullpasture. A hardened pioneer family of Irish...
Editor’s note: There is nothing like living outside of Highland County to give you great appreciation for what you have at home. I’ve spent most of my life in Highland with a couple of stints in neighboring Augusta County. These days, I reside in Staunton. And, most...
The Highland County Maple Festival has been announced as the 2020 first-place winner for Best Food or Drink Festival of the Shenandoah Valley Region in Virginia Living’s ninth annual Best of Virginia issue. This special issue hit newsstands July 17. The statewide...