Story by Sandy Lang Dr. Bob Phillips was a dentist for thirty years at his practice near Philadelphia before he and his wife, Mitzi Cole, started looking for a retirement locale. A friend asked if they’d ever visited Western North Carolina. They hadn’t and soon booked a trip. Cole immediately fell in love with Asheville. […]

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs: Where Club Life Begins at Your Front Door  At Clubhouse Village, the most coveted address within The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, the distance between your front door and the golf course can be measured in steps. This collection of 29 semi-custom residences sits at the social and sporting center of […]

Four Lakefront Homesites. Endless Possibilities on Lake Keowee.  Some properties are valued for what already stands on them. These four are valued for what doesn’t yet exist. Each is a lakefront homesite on Lake Keowee, set within a different corner of The Cliffs, and each offers the same quiet proposition: the shoreline is here, the […]

Beyond the Course: Trails, Tables, and Towns Within Easy Reach   Mountain Park makes a strong case on its own. Two thousand acres of protected forest, a Gary Player course that follows the North Saluda River through the valley, trails that climb from the front door, and The Cabin waiting at the end of the day […]

What to Know Before You Visit The 102nd Carolinas Open  Championship golf returns to the Blue Ridge in July, when the 102nd Carolinas Open plays out over four days, July 13 to 16, on the Gary Player Signature course at Mountain Park. The course winds through 2,000 protected acres along the North Saluda River, with […]

The Cliffs at Glassy Q. Where are you from? A. Sandy: I was born in New York City. I started out at Sarah Lawrence College as a music major and theater major and went to work for a talent agency right out of college, which later became part of William Morris. After a few years […]

206 Jocassee Point Road: A 6-Bedroom Craftsman’s Lakefront Estate with Private Dock on Lake Keowee  Some mornings are spent on kayaks. Others are with a coffee in hand on the deck while the lake wakes up. By noon, someone has claimed the sandy beach with no intention of leaving. By evening, the lower kitchen is […]

Walnut Cove: Private Mountain Living, Minutes from the Best of Asheville The Cliffs at Walnut Cove has a unique feel in every season, but as spring and summer begin to blossom across the mountains, the community fully comes into its own: mountain laurel lining the back nine, wildflowers threading through the trails, the particular stillness […]

 Story by Sandy Lang “It’s kind of amazing when you sit quietly in the morning,” says Laurie Metzger, who likes to wake early enough to be on her dock on Lake Keowee before the sun rises. “I walk down to the dock with my coffee and my dog, and I watch these amazing sunrises.” She […]

The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards Q. Where are you from and how did you get here? A. Kathy: I am from Toledo, Ohio. Jay’s from a suburb of Detroit, Michigan Jay: When we got married, we moved to Pasadena, California, for a job opportunity. I am in the retail car business. We lived there for […]

15 Chicory Way: A New Standard for Mountain Living at The Cliffs at Mountain Park  There is a particular kind of rarity in mountain real estate: a home where the architecture doesn’t just respond to the landscape, but actually converses with it. 15 Chicory Way is that home. Designed by Petri Architects and realized by […]

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs   Spring was in full swing at Keowee Springs as families gathered for a weekend of Easter celebrations, centered around a festive Saturday filled with simple joys and time together. The Easter egg hunt brought children out across the grounds, baskets in hand and excitement building with every find. The […]