There is so much more to Ashland than the beautiful scenery. It has more than its share of cultural attractions with theatre, music, wineries, art galleries and a vibrant downtown filled with restaurants serving locally grown produce from this rich agricultural valley. Among all of this, the town is best known for its Tony award-winning Shakespearean Theatre.
Every year more than 10,000 visitors come for the festival which runs from February to October, and includes at least eleven plays-everything from Shakespeare to Animal Crackers.
Walking through town I paused to take a photo of this statue advertising the latest play. After snapping the picture, the "statue" changed positions-duh!
These bronze Shakespearean characters on the side of a building looked so real; I just had to make sure this time.
Trying new restaurants is all part of the fun, and we discovered a great place for breakfast that served the most amazing lemon butter pancakes.
While on the subject of food, here are a few shots of some artisan chocolates made by Jeff Shepherd. I drove out to Lillie Belle Farms to see how the process works, and yes, try a few samples.
Life is good-eat more chocolate.
These have been great posts! Who knew that all that was in Ashland? Fantastic spot!
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