On July 17, 1986 the Festival of the Arts held an antique auto show and a dog show at Silvermont. We had just moved into our summer cottage in the Lake Toxaway area the year before and our daughters enjoyed showing off our doberman, Chelsey, that day at the show. Now, many years later, we are fortunate to live just down the street from Silvermont, where we frequently walk our dog and follow the progress of the beautiful vegetable and woodland Master Gardener’s gardens behind the mansion.

Mary and Harry Sherwood