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🌱 When leaf season ends, Highlands enters a quieter chapter

Highlands, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

Cheers Highlands! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When leaf season ends, Highlands enters a quieter chapter
  • Highlands lands among top Thanksgiving cabin getaway destinations

Also on today's calendar: Align & Stretch w/ Diane and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 52, low: 35.
  • Friday: Colder with a few showers, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Blue Ridge Towns That Empty Out After Leaf Season (worldatlas.com) — Highlands’ shift from busy visitor season to quieter winter anchors a look at the Blue Ridge’s seasonal tourism economy. The account contrasts the town’s 1,014 residents in the 2020 census with visitor-guide estimates above 18,000 in season, then examines winter Parkway closures and towns with year-round draws such as universities and skiing.
   

• Gatlinburg named a top Thanksgiving cabin getaway. See where it ranks (knoxnews.com) — Highlands ranks fifth on HomeToGo’s list of trending U.S. Thanksgiving destinations for cabin getaways, ahead of Gatlinburg at No. 10. The travel company’s ranking appears in coverage focused on Gatlinburg’s holiday tourism, with Boone placing second and Bryson City ninth among the North Carolina destinations.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Armadillos have officially joined the chat.
    Seen an armadillo in North Carolina? We want to know! The most reliable way to report a sighting is through INaturalist. You can create an account… (Nextdoor )
  • Old Edwards Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Women's Locker Room Attendant- $1000 Signing Bonus in Highlands. Apply here.
  • Bojangles posted a job opening for Crew Person in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highlands here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cullowhee

Sylva

  • TN Traveler: Little North Carolina town Sylva offers a different Smoky Mountains experience (mainstreetmediatn.com)
  • Radie Peat Shares New Song "Willow Garden": Listen (stereogum.com)

Ok Highlands! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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