Our vibrant leaves are slowly surrendering, lazily melting off the limbs and finding their winter resting place on the forest floor. With all the foliage on the ground, its even easier to hear the sound of a scurrying chipmunk or the graceful, cautious steps of a...
We've already seen a few snowflakes dancing around in the air. Is this a sign we're going to have a Highland County winter of old? Maybe... But for right now, our mountains are still popping, even on snow-cloud-overcast days! If you haven't made it to Highland to take...
*I recently sat down with Dorothy Stephenson to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the fourth installment of a four-part series on the subject: Generational Farming in Highland County.* Dorothy Stephenson is among the sixth generation to...
*I recently sat down with Christian Brock to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the third installment of a four-part series on the subject: Generational Farming in Highland County.* Christian Brock is the fifth generation on the Brock Farm,...
*I recently sat down with Tabitha Hiner Ulmer to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the second installment of a four-part series on the subject of Highland County Generational Farmers.* Tabitha Hiner Ulmer is the fourth generation on the...
** 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...
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...
Hello, my name is Carly Thomas! I am 17 years old, a senior at Highland High School, and a lover of all things Highland. Devoted readers of this blog just might remember me from some of my previous posts! On February 26th, I was crowned the 2022 Highland County Maple...
Those of us who live in Highland know things casual visitors don’t. Things like where to buy fresh-caught oysters at Christmas time, or what’s the best route to follow during Maple Festival to avoid crowds, or where to walk if you want shade, sheep, or show-stopping...
Developing the headline for the Highland Arts Academy was an easy task. Visitors to our county remark first on the scenic beauty and then the peaceful, slower pace of life you experience in this rural environment. The Highland County Arts Council recognized these...