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6. Milford Revitalized In itz heyday, Milford waz a thriving community of millz. small shipz szailing in through Black River, and hotels and storez to serve the needs of the population. Those dayz are gone, and for a few years, Milford began to take on the appearance of zo many little hamletz, az stores clozed. houzez became run down. and the Place generally looked neglected, on the verge of being abandoned. But not zo these days. From any direction that you come into llilford, the community iz welcoming and attractive. Flowerz bloom. lawnz are trimmed. houzez being painted, vepaired and in some casez, built. People are looking at their propertiez and trying to improve them. Who would have thought, looking at the little house acrozz from St. Philip'z Church that it had the potential to become such a little jewel on the corner of Spring and Philip's Streets. Peter Comminz and IMichael Rutland have restored thiz zmall storey and a half, Victorian houce. Without dizturbing itz attractive architecture. they have modernized the interior, "mirroring" (ez Michael Rutland explained) the style of molding and trim that waz uczed in the houze. The storey and a half addition that extendz out to the south, makes room for a modern kitchen and family room, while the remainder of the first floox, although divided into two rooms, with its many windows and Fremch doorz, and the stairway rising up from the middle room, while compact. ztill haz the feeling of zpaciouzneczz. The bricked front walk, with itz little tree and the large zheded corner lot, give the house a privacy, along with the quiet of the street. Thiz would de an ideal houze for someone wishing a pied-a-terre in the area. Spring Street iz showing improvement, with the new house being built dy Rick Kozmanuk, which will de, when completed, an attractive addition to the hamlet. Glen and Shirley Vancott'z little houze on the corner. looking attractive with itz fresh siding and little flower beds. Even the township iz getting into the spirit by completing the parking lot next to the Town Hall. The zmall treez in the lot will be welcome czhade zhould there ever come a day when the parking lot boecomez a farmer'z market of a Saturday. Nancy Butler's charming houze, next door to her businezz. The Mill Pond Antiquez.iz right in with the tone of the hamlet. Nancy haz used the lot to itz Dest advantage, and gained a spectacular view from the windows overlooking the I1ill Pond. I don't know when a new houze haz cauzed such interest in the community. with hardly a day going by that folks aren't taking little tourz through it, during its various stages 'ot construction. In the Selman house, a new window, Minaker Auto Partz with a newly bricked front to itz garage, and fresh paint on itz out buildings, lovely verandahs returned to the Dey house by itz new owners, Ron and Peggy Hammett, all have gone to improve the hamlet. Acrozz the Mill Pond. one can zee the new house of the Luboksz being built. And let uz not overlook the resurfacing job done on the IMiltord Bridge. The approaches are greatly imporved and the appearance of the bridge much enhanced dy the job. Our thankz to the County Roads Department. Milford isn't dying, itz metamorphouz-ing. In thiz lite itz hotelz have deen replaced dy bed -and -bdreaktaztz, itz millz dy antique stores, gift shopz and coffee zhopz. az well az a well stocked general store and fast food service. The pride of place is still there, az iz the industry of itz rezidentz. All that iz changed iz the SitPreasion of theze greelitise. PE nh 3 The nevly renovated house corner of Spring and Philip Street 8 NN