Features: Eat, Drink & Be Merry: A History and Celebration of Dining in the High Country, Super Citizens Joan and Dick Hearn, Roller Derby Wheels Into Boone, Backpacking 101, Mountain-Made Surfboard and more… High Country Magazine represents our shared love of our history, our landscape, and our people. It celebrates our pioneers, our lifestyles, our differences and the remarkable advantages we enjoy living in the mountains of western North Carolina.