Million Air May-June 2018

MILLION AIR FLIGHT BRIEFING MEDFORD

Oregon art haven ONE OF THE SUNNIEST TOWNS IN AN AREA KNOWN FOR RAIN, MEDFORD, OREGON, IS AS QUAINT AS IT IS CAPTIVATING

WHERE TO SLEEP The Jacksonville Inn, just down the road from Medford, embodies Old West opulence at its finest and most authentic. Originally built in 1861, the inn is located in one of the Gold Rush era’s earliest permanent structures and, with its brick-and-red-awning facade, certainly looks the part. It’s not all about the past at the Jacksonville Inn, however, as a five-star restaurant and a guest list including former presidents make it a stay for the ages. 175 E California Street, Jacksonville, (541) 899-1900, jacksonvilleinn.com

Main Street Jacksonville

Jazz Festival Medford

WHERE TO EAT Medford favorite Vinny’s Italian Kitchen is the perfect spot for such classic fare as veal pizzaiola and baked penne Siciliano. The restaurant’s owner, Vincenzo, has a strong history with Italian cuisine as he grew up near Naples and has owned Italian restaurants in both New York and Arizona before moving to Medford to be near his children. 970 North Phoenix Road, (541) 618-8669, vinnysitaliankitchenmedford.com WHERE TO FLY Located in a state-of-the-art facility, Million Air Medford is a full-service FBO with a history of excellence. A part of Rogue Valley International Airport, Million Air Medford was awarded Million Air FBO of the Year in 2008. Facilities and services include a theater, free daily health-club pass and a snooze room.

Rogue River Shady Cove

Grape Harvest Medford

The home in later life of movie star Ginger Rogers, Medford boasts a bustling art scene, including the Randall Theatre Company, the Rogue Opera and Collier Center for the Performing Arts. The latter is a live performance venue named after one of the area’s largest benefactors, James Collier. The town also plays host to the annual Medford Jazz Festival, held every October, which showcases big-name artists as well as young local musicians. For those who prefer the visual arts, Medford also offers two art galleries, Art du Jour Gallery and Rogue Gallery & Art Center, both of which display works from local artists in various styles. Of course no art critique is complete without a good glass of wine, and luckily Medford is one of the hubs of Oregon’s growing wine industry. RoxyAnn Winery, housed in east Medford’s Hillcrest Orchard, started small in 2002, but today produces close

to 15,000 cases of award-winning bottles — from Merlots to Cabernet Sauvignons — each year. In addition to luscious grapes for wine, Medford soil grows peaches and some of the country’s best pears, including Bosc, Bartlett and Comice varieties. These pears often find their way into the baskets of one of the area’s biggest employers, Harry & David. The company, founded back in 1910, is famous for its gift baskets of fruit and candies, and is open to the public for factory tours, which, of course, include tastes of the scrumptious sweets. Other local attractions include the Medford Carnegie Library, built in 1911 through a financial gift from Andrew Carnegie; the 100-acre Bear Creek Park, which boasts multiple tennis courts, a BMX track, an amphitheater, a skate park and a dog park; and Roxy Ann Peak, a 30 million-year-old dormant volcano named after one of the area’s earliest settlers.

MILLION AIR MEDFORD (MFR) Rogue Valley International Airport 2040 Milligan Way Medford, Oregon T (541) 842-2254 F (541) 842-2255 E infonow@millionarmfr.com W millionair.com