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A Walk in Paradise
In what other city in America can you take in a Shakespeare play to rival productions in Stratford-on-Avon (www.osfashland.org), dodge mountain lions as you bicycle up a snow-capped mountain, and pick ripe plums, figs, apricots, and apples off laden fruit trees planted on the sidewalk?
With an average rainfall of only 19 inches, Ashland is a charming, cultured, and environmentally conscious city and is drier than the better-known north coastal part of the state. Read more...
Discover All the City has to Offer
Now that you've found your way to the cultural heart of Southern Oregon - Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival - take a look at the following pages to learn more about what the city and surrounding area offers to visitors. Read more...
Towns on the Rise
The growing community of Talent lies just four miles from Ashland. Its prime location between two of Southern Oregon's larger cities makes Talent the perfect home for those looking for a small community with easy access to the amenities of a larger city.
The City of Phoenix stretches along Highway 99 about 10 miles north of Ashland. The first settler to the area now known as Phoenix was Sam Colver, who built the "block house" in 1855. This house was to serve as an inn and general store, but when Colver's wife refused to have their house become an inn, it became a social center for the area.
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Culture Abounds in Out of the Way Valley
Theater, dance, music and the visual arts thrive in the Rogue Valley. No matter what the month, there's never a lack for arts or entertainment and anyone who spends time in the area is certain to discover a wealth of treasures in the artistic community. Read more...
Explore the Majestic Beauty
Whether skimming the surface of Emigrant Lake on a windsail, careening down expert skiing terrain on Mount Ashland, or racing through the rapids of the Upper Klamath River, you can be assured that your Rogue Valley experience will be nothing less than thrilling.
If it's a slower pace you're seeking, the valley offers floats down lazy stretches of the Rogue River, sun-drenched lakeside picnic areas, and one perfect afternoon after another for rainbow trout fishing or hitting the links at one of southern Oregon's premiere golf courses. Read more...
Rogue Valley Lives up to its Name
Rolling hills, rushing rivers, and thriving forests are just a few things that make up the beautiful Jackson County.
An 1852 gold discovery in Jacksonville led to a steady stream of hopeful pioneers toward Southern Oregon. That same year Jackson County was officially founded and named after President Andrew Jackson.
As the pioneers settled into the valley, the population of the county began to grow. But with the 1883 establishment of the now-defunct Oregon and California Railroad, the county's population soared. Read more...
