Five Milford homes part of 35th annual tour this weekend

The 35th annual Milford Home Tour will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 and will be hosted by the Milford Historical Society.

Tickets for the event are $15 for adults and $13 for seniors. Advance tickets will be available at the following downtown Milford businesses: Acorn Farm at 367 N. Main Street; Main Street Art at 432 N. Main Street; Your Nesting Place at 332 N. Main Street; and the Milford Historical Society Museum at 124 E. Commerce Street.

During home tour hours, tickets will be available at the Milford Historical Society Museum, as well as all five home sites included on the tour.

Home Tour hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The homes featured are located at 540 Union Street, 722 N. Main Street, 645 N. Main Street, 629 N. Main Street, and 859 Laurel Lane.

Some of the homes date back to the early 1800s and there will be stories presented about the history of each house.

On Sunday, the annual Milford Car Show will also take place in downtown Milford, featuring hundreds of cars ranging from vintage vehicles to modern street rods.

A tractor show will also take place Sunday at the Huron Valley State Bank branch on South Milford Road at General Motors Road.

The Milford Historical Museum will be open both Saturday and Sunday, as well as the log cabin next to Milford Fire Station No. 1, and the Pettibone Creek Powerhouse in Central Park.

For more information about the home tour and other events this weekend, click on the historical society’s website at www.milfordhistory.org.