BY: JANET STEINBERG The village of Highlands, in the southern Appalachian Mountains  is the perfect destination for city dwellers in need of a retreat. Highlands was founded in 1875 after its two founders, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson, drew lines from Chicago to Savannah and from...

BY: JANET STEINBERG Hopping into a shiny black convertible…top down…sun on my face and wind in my hair…my husband and I set out for a 1458-mile drive through North Carolina, dubbed the “Tar Heel State”.  GOING TOPLESS IN THE MOUNTAINS  Greeted by mountains, my spirits soared.  Crisp...