Art will be abundance in Cashiers NC next weekend, June 26 through 27.  The Sapphire Valley Athletic Field will host the 20th annual SVMA Arts & Crafts Show Series that showcases a variety of art, food, and music.  Folk art, jewelry, contemporary art, stained glass, wood carvings and more will be a part of this festival, one of three annual art shows a year held at the Sapphire Valley Resort.

Sapphire Valley Resort is a spectacular setting for an art show, with the stunning beauty of the Blue Ride Mountains as a backdrop.  Make a weekend of it and incorporate hiking, mountain biking or horseback riding into your festive schedule.  Mark your calendar and head to Cashiers for the weekend of June 26 and 27.

For more information about Highlands and Cashiers North Carolina, and for access to the Highlands/Cashiers NC MLS, contact Meadows Mountain Realty today, 866-526-3558 or email us today at info@meadowsmtnrealty.com.

On July 6th the Jackson County Board of Commissioners held its final public hearing relating to the U.S. 441 “Gateway” Corridor ordinance.  The proposed ordinance concerns the plan for new developments on the five-lane corridor that serves as an entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee; with this area still quite rural, the addition of water and sewer lines would change this necessitating an ordinance that would ensure the growth would be guided tastefully to keep the beauty of the area.  The county’s consulting attorney on land development matters, Michael Egan, offered an overview of the ordinance to the public on July 6th which outlined the end goal for the corridor, including architectural standards, preservation of views and farmland, and limits on the billboards and other related aesthetic criteria for the new developments.  Responses from the public were generally positive with some criticize resulting from billboard rules.

For more on the 441 Corridor plan or ordinance, visit The Smoky Mountain news online.

For more information on mountain living and real estate in the Highlands, Cashiers, Glenville or Sapphire NC area contact your local agents at Meadows Mountain Realty today.

Sassafras Ridge in Sapphire Valley NC has all the charm you are looking for in a mountain community.  Located at a lofty 3,500-4,250 feet in elevation, it’s all about the views but you will adore the privacy and quiet beauty of the area.  Sassafras Ridge is perched high above the resort area and behind the gates of the Country Club of Sapphire Valley and offers magnificently grand views of the natural landscape.  Available home sites range from 2.6 to 25 plus acres and is bordered by the Golf Club Estates community and U.S. Forestry.  Choose your property according to such natural features as lush meadows, flowing creeks, lively waterfalls and incredible mountain views.  The unique personality of Sassafras Ridge makes it an experience you have to view for yourself; you will not find a more exclusive ridge top lifestyle in Sapphire Valley NC than this.  Homesites range in price from $400,000-$1.5M+, with homes ranging $1M+.

For more information on Sassafras Ridge or other great communities in Sapphire Valley, contact your local Meadows team at Meadows Mountain Realty today.

For a determined group of Jackson County NC residents, a dream will finally be coming to fruition.  Since 2000, when the Greenway Commission was formed, its committee members have dreamed of making a ‘greenway,’ or path that would span from one end of the county to the other; this path would go from Cashiers to Whittier and would pass through each community and town through the county and use the Tuskasegee River corridor as its anchor, as reported in the Smoky Mountain News.

Committee members hope that this greenway will give families a place to safely bike, hike, and just enjoy the natural beauty of the area as well as preserve it for future generations.  Some questions that have come up include whether the trail should be dirt, gravel, stone or wood, where the entrances should be, and in what order should they be completed.  All these questions and more will be posed to the public in a series of public workshops this month for residents to vote their opinions.  The first part of the greenway will be under construction starting next month with a sidewalk between Sylva and Dillsboro and a trail through the Mark Watson Park.

For information on real estate with great mountain views in Jackson County NC including Cashiers, Highlands, Sapphire, and Glenville contact your local realtors at Meadows Mountain Realty today.

Sylva North Carolina, located at the center of Jackson County and a scenic drive from Cashiers and Highlands, offers a unique festival experience next month. Be sure to mark your calendar for the “Greening Up the Mountains” event on Saturday April 25.  This annual event is on its 12th year running and provides an enjoyable day of events for all ages.  The festival is creatively named after the way that ‘spring creeps up the mountain sides,’ bringing with it hope of a new spring.  Sylva NC’s Main Street will be arrayed with booths that will showcase local artisans’ wares, environmental education groups with valuable knowledge to share, and delicious foods.  Children will also enjoy activities just for them and live music will fill the air.  For more about the festival or the annual Greening Up the Mountains 5k run/walk visit www.downtownsylva.org. Lodging information is also provided through this link.

For information on Jackson County NC real estate including Highlands, Cashiers, Glenville, and Sapphire North Carolina, contact your friendly realtors at Meadows Mountain Realty.

Welcome to Sapphire Valley!  Come enjoy the cool, clean mountain air at this four season resort area tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.

This area of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau is located only 2.5 miles from Cashiers, NC, 12.5 miles from Highlands, NC and is loaded with all kinds of choices and possibilities for your second home or vacation property purchase.

Condo prices start in the mid $60,000.00 for an efficiency condo and home purchases can be made within the Country Club of Sapphire Valley with prices ranging from the mid $300,000.00 to over $3,000,000.00.  In communities in the near by Holly Forrest Communities homes can be purchased in the low $200,000′s, but reach prices well over 1 million dollars. 

All of the above communities have access to the Resort amenities with only an annual cost of $615.  These resort amenities include golf, tennis, fine dining, a health club, indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzi tubs, sauna, tanning beds, and massage therapy.    In the resort offers planned day trips and scenic tours; access to Fairfield Lake for boating and fishing; hiking; on-site gem mining; summer snow tubing (without snow!); summer concerts; plus winter snow boarding/skiing.

This truly is THE PLAYGROUND in the mountains for year round recreational fun for the whole family.

Tom Goldacker of Meadows Mountain Realty owns a condo at River Run in Sapphire which has been a great rental unit.    Tom knows the area and is familiar with all that Sapphire Valley has to offer.   Give Tom a call today at 866-526-3558 or contact him by email at tomgoldacker@nctv.com.