Monterey Livestock: A Highland Icon Reawakened

Monterey Livestock: A Highland Icon Reawakened

What do you think of when you think of Highland County?  Some of you may say an enthusiastic, “Maple!” And, while sugar-making is important to our little, mountain community, I always think of our wide-open spaces and mild climate – perfect for raising...
Highland County Holds Hidden Treasure

Highland County Holds Hidden Treasure

Two weeks ago, on a beautiful warm afternoon, Joe and I hopped in the car to go look for treasure. We arrived at the correct coordinates, but we couldn’t locate the small container that held the prize.  The clue we’d been given read “Not in or on the ground.”  That...
Meadowdale in Bloom: A Photographic Short Story

Meadowdale in Bloom: A Photographic Short Story

Post Sponsored By and Created in Partnership with:   Come walk with me on this journey through Spring’s awakening in Meadowdale… We all survive the winter. We eat. We work. We sleep. Knowing, one day, those clouds will break, and we will yet again be...
Secrets of the Hiner Church Maple Nut Chiffon Cake

Secrets of the Hiner Church Maple Nut Chiffon Cake

When Margaret Smith says she has baked a lot of cakes, it is an understatement. You see, Margaret has been baking for the Maple Festival for over 30 years. Her specialty? Maple Nut Chiffon Cake. She estimates she has baked at least 600-700 of them for the Festival...
Don’t Take “See Ya Later” for Granted

Don’t Take “See Ya Later” for Granted

I started writing this post the day after my good friend Chris Royal passed from this life. (I’ve had editors tell me never to start an article or post in this manner, but in my zombie-fied, mind-blown state, I can’t find the emotion or sense to begin any other way.)...