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Higher Ground

Photography Peter Frank EdwardsPhotos 19Issue August 2017
Another elevated summer day in Highlands, perched more than 4,100 feet up in the Nantahala National ForestChef Chris Huerta’s roulade of stuffed guinea hen with roasted local mushroomsPhilippe Brainos, the jocular sommelier at Madison’s Restaurant in the Old Edwards InnThe Hickory Pool, one of two heated mineral swimming pools at the innExecutive chef Chris Huerta began at the Old Edwards Inn in 2006The luxurious amenities include Italian Frette linens and European antiquesA summer gazpacho with ingredients freshly picked from the inn’s organic gardenA private sun patio off one of the Hickory Cottage roomsThe oldest rooms date back to an 1878 boarding houseGuests gather for cocktail hour in the inn’s Hummingbird LoungeThe historical Episcopal Church of the Incarnation on Main StreetThe covered bridge entrance to The Bascom arts center is a reclaimed wooden structure named for artist Will Henry Stevens.Ceramicist Samantha Oliver at work at The Bascom, a community arts center and gallery in HighlandsThe main entrance to the Old Edwards Inn, a Relais & Chateau property, on leafy Main StreetWithin four miles of downtown, in the Nantahala National Forest, visitors can walk on a stone path behind Dry Falls and stay (mostly) out of the spray.Old Edwards Inn is green and lush in the heart of downtown Highlands.A trove of sweaters at McCulley’s Scottish CashmereLocal shops line Main StreetA full house for a bluegrass show at the Ugly Dog Public House.

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