Ashland: 2004-2005
Home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland is full of cultural opportunities. There are also various other theatre groups, featuring a wide variety of performances, including musicals, comedy and experimental theatre. Shakespeare and other plays are presented in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's outdoor Elizabethan Theater and the Angus Bowmer Theatre and also the New Theater. Music is everywhere in Ashland, with opera, bluegrass, folk singing and chamber music being only some of the offerings for visitors.
Originally called Ashland Mills in 1855, the town of Ashland is located approximately 15 miles north of the California border on Interstate 5. Ashland is a short drive from Crater Lake National Park, located at the headwaters of the Rogue River. Ashland is also close to the southern Oregon coast. Everywhere you look, there are reminders of the past, from pioneer vintage buildings to Victorian houses. Ashland has many bed and breakfasts for the weary traveler, several in fine old Victorian homes.
Originally called Ashland Mills in 1855, the town of Ashland is located approximately 15 miles north of the California border on Interstate 5. Ashland is a short drive from Crater Lake National Park, located at the headwaters of the Rogue River. Ashland is also close to the southern Oregon coast. Everywhere you look, there are reminders of the past, from pioneer vintage buildings to Victorian houses. Ashland has many bed and breakfasts for the weary traveler, several in fine old Victorian homes.
