** This is the first post of a four-part series on Highland County Generational Farmers. Throughout this series, you’re going to meet some of Highland County’s generational farmers and get a glimpse into the blood, sweat, and tears that went into establishing Highland...
Living Here
MGW Wins Awards!
Congratulations to Chamber Member MGW for winning the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council’s annual award for Innovation in Community Impact for their MGW & Lingo Networks “Drive-in” Public Wi-Fi Access program! The Highland County Chamber of Commerce...
History & Culture
Inside the Maple Sugar Camps: Sweet Winter Harvest
*This article was posted on March 21, 2014 by Beauty Along the Road* Just when you think that winter has frayed your last nerve and spring still seems a distant dream, Mother Nature is quietly working her magic. When the nights are still freezing but the days are...
Stories Hidden in Plain Sight
Conley Colaw is over 80 years old and has lived in Blue Grass, Virginia, his whole life. He has stories to share, and some of them can be read in the quilt squares nailed to the old sugar shack along his driveway. It all started with one he bought from Margie Boesch...
Explore Highland
Highland Events You Should Attend (Other than the Maple Festival)
The event Highland County is most known for is our Maple Festival, which happens annually on the second and third weekends in March. However, there are plenty of other great events to attend in Highland throughout the year. (And the weather during these other events...
Inside the Maple Sugar Camps: Sweet Winter Harvest
*This article was posted on March 21, 2014 by Beauty Along the Road* Just when you think that winter has frayed your last nerve and spring still seems a distant dream, Mother Nature is quietly working her magic. When the nights are still freezing but the days are...