Highland County: in the Eyes of our 2022 Maple Queen

Highland County: in the Eyes of our 2022 Maple Queen

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...
The Official Maple Festival of Virginia Returns

The Official Maple Festival of Virginia Returns

The tradition of the Highland County Maple Festival in Virginia returns March 12-13 and 19-20, 2022! Since 1959, visitors have been drawn to Highland County to tour real maple sugar camps for a cultural and culinary adventure. All-you-can-eat pancake and buckwheat...
Stories Hidden in Plain Sight

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...
Morning Porch Report: Blessed are the Santa Clauses

Morning Porch Report: Blessed are the Santa Clauses

There once was a man of tall and broad stature with the strength of a mighty oak. While this man was indeed a mountain, he possessed the gentlest of hearts, which supplied him the spirit to assume the jolliest of roles on one magical Christmas Eve. I know there are...
Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

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...