6 Reasons Why Growing Up in Highland Strengthens Youth

6 Reasons Why Growing Up in Highland Strengthens Youth

Imagine growing up in a small county with a population of 2,204 people, whose median age is 59.3. People know your name, your children’s names, your grandparent’s name, even your great-grandparents’ name, and how almost everyone is related. Even though everyone knows...
Five Fall Memories from a Highland County Childhood

Five Fall Memories from a Highland County Childhood

Is it just me, or does Fall uniquely evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia?  The first days of school bundled up in your new (or new-to-you) winter coat. Cattle trailers moving here and there on the roads like busy worker ants. Apple butter and pumpkins. The sights and...
Ducks, Dolls and the Birthday Game … Gimme a quarter

Ducks, Dolls and the Birthday Game … Gimme a quarter

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...
Two Homes, One Heart

Two Homes, One Heart

Most children in middle school or high school are excited to grow up and move away from their hometowns. They dream about experiences college or starting a career might bring. When the future seems so bright with new possibilities on the horizon, it’s hard to remember...