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reopened after an $8 million renovation.
2019 Winter Board Meeting In addition to the excellent museums
February 8-9, 2019 (all welcome) in Fredericksburg, there are Award-win-
Optional Fly-in activities begin February 6 ning wineries, vineyards, and winemak-
ers, exceptional wine and picnic markets,
The Hangar Hotel handcrafted beer and spirits, olive farms,

Fredericksburg, Texas epicurean cafes, Hill Country bakeries,
farmer’s markets, wine tasting rooms,
chef-owned restaurants, gourmet choc-
olates, artisan cheese, live music venues
Fredericksburg, Texas, was recently and miles and miles of TEXAS! There’s so
named the “2018 Best Little City in Texas” much to do and see in historic Fredericks-
by Southern Living Magazine. It’s a city burg, Texas!
(pop. 10,500) in central Texas, known for COME EARLY FOR THE REAL FUN
its German heritage, wineries, and out- Fredericksburg is the hub of an out-
standing museums. standing area of Texas wine country. Ar-
The city’s German heritage is on rive early on Wednesday afternoon, Feb-
display at the Pioneer Museum, which ruary 6, and enjoy the special ambiance
features settlers’ homesteads and arti- of the hotel. Join fellow physician-pilots
facts. In the nearby town square, Markt- and members on Thursday, February 7,
platz, the Vereins Kirche is a replica of a for a day-long guided tour for tastings at
19th-century German church that once selected wineries, lunch included. On Fri-
stood in the city. Tucked away amidst the day, February 8, the special fly-in tour con-
quaint German community is one of the tinues with the National Museum of the
most bustling wine industries in the coun- Pacific Theater that includes the Admiral
try. With over 45 vineyards and wineries Nimitz Museum.
in Fredericksburg and the surrounding Hill
Country, it’s becoming the new hotbed for GETTING THERE AND STAYING THERE
oenophiles.
You’ll be landing at the Gillespie
Co. Airport (T82). The airport’s runway
is 5,000 feet, and there are 35 tie-down
spaces located directly in front of the
Hangar Hotel with an additional 18 at the
north end of the runway.
For more information contact the air-
port directly at 830.990.5764.
Rental cars, fueling, etc. are handled
The National Museum of the Pacif- through the Fredericksburg FBO (www.
ic War is located in Fredericksburg, the fredericksburgfbo.com). Contact them at
boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester 830.997.3313.
W. Nimitz. Formerly the Nimitz Museum,
the complex is now the only museum in years the Museum was upgraded and
the Continental United States centered enlarged, and the campus grew to ac-
on World War Two’s Pacific campaign. commodate the Memorial Courtyard,
Since 1968, the Museum has expanded the Plaza of Presidents and the Japanese
to occupy a six-acre campus and gained Garden of Peace. The expanded George
a reputation as one of the premier mil- H. W. Bush Gallery opened in 2009. The The Hangar Hotel
itary museums in the nation. Over the Gallery’s state-of-the-art 33,000 square 155 Airport Road,
foot exhibition features 40 media instal- Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
lations, approximately 900 artifacts in 97 Room rates: $129 ($145.77 with taxes)
climate-controlled cases, 15 macro-arti- February 6-7.
facts, and hundreds of photographs. Two $169 ($190.99 with taxes) February 8-9.
blocks east of the main campus is the Telephone: 830.997.9990
Pacific Combat Zone, which was recently Group ID: Flying Physicians (special rates)

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