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The annual Milford Memories Street Festival, run by the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce, is in full swing this weekend in Milford. Rated as one of the top 100 Street Art Fairs in the Country, Milford Memories draws thousands of people each day over its three day run. Milford Memories is open from 9 AM until 7 Pm today and from 9 Am until 5 PM on Sunday. Over 300 artists and venders from around the country come to Milford each year for this festival, which also features a number of ancillary events (see the events schedule here). There’s still plenty of time to get out to Milford for this year’s Milford Memories festival. This show is ranked as one of the best of the year by the vendors who attend.

The next big weekend event on the calendar this year will be the Milford Home Tour weekend. Each year theMilford Historical Society organizes and runs this tour through some of Milford’s fine older homes. There are five homes on the tour and it is usually a walkable tour, which means an enjoyable stroll along the streets of Milford. In addition to the Home Tour, which will be on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, from 10 AM until 5 PM both days.  Click here to go to the Milford Historical Society web site and view a poster of the event and the five houses.

On Sunday only, the annual Milford Car Show takes over all of Main Street and part of Central Park as over 300 cars of all types are on display. This audience- judged show has lots of different categories for entrants, so you’ll see a little bit of everything from vintage cares to street rods. Click here to go to the Milford Car Show Web site and register your car for the show.

On the Sunday of  Home Tour Weekend two other events draw people into Milford. There is an annual Tractor Show at the south edge of town in the Huron Valley State Bank parking lot. This show features working tractors of different vintages and sizes. One never knows what will show up there. Then, in Central Park around noon the Rotary Club of Milford holds its annual Rubber Duck Race in which hundreds of little yellow rubber ducks vie to see which one can make it to the end of a stream leading into the Huron River. Each duck is numbered and sold as a fund raiser. The owner of the first duck to reach the finish line wins a money prize based upon how many ducks are sold. Last year the winner took home $2,000.

So, that third weekend in September will be another time to plan to come out to Milford and enjoy our small village and the events that will be going on. While you’re there, you can enjoy shopping in our quaint downtown and a good meal in one of our many fine restaurants. Many restaurants feature outdoor dining areas which should be very pleasant at that time of the year. Come on out today for Milford Memories and put the Milford Home Tour Weekend on your calendars for the fall.

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