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Bright Prospect

Issue: 
May 2009

The Gem Capital of the World holds a sparkle uniquely its own

Photographs by: 
Mike Patterson
A display at the Scottish Tartans Museum illustrates the Scots role in settling the area.
The clock tower, which holds the old courthouse timepiece, is a downtown landmark.
Pasta primavera at Caffé REL.
Rathskeller leads a double life as a coffee house and pub.
Outside town, hikers can see three states from the Wayah Bald tower where the Balsam and Appalachian trails intersect.
It’s $30 for adults and $15 for kids to pan at Mason’s Ruby & Sapphire Mine.