Canton s historic Cady-Boyer barn destroyed by fire
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Canton The historic Cady-Boyer barn went up in flames Sunday evening, destroying the entire pre-Civil War era structure, authorities said.
The cause of the fire remains unknown and an investigation is ongoing, Canton Fire Chief Chris Stoecklein said in a statement Thursday.
The Canton Fire Department responded to the fire at 5:01 p.m. and battled it for over an hour, but the entire structure was lost.
The barn was moved about a mile from its original location to the Canton Preservation Park at Cherry Hill Village in 2006 after a donation from a resident.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to dump figurative buckets of cold water on fun-generating summer events the latest being Canton Township s 2021 Liberty Fest. Due to the latest guidelines from State of Michigan public health officials and in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Canton Township is officially canceling its 2021 Liberty Fest for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, the township announced in a press release. After monitoring ongoing COVID-19 concerns and with the uncertainty that the next few months may present, the official decision has been made out of an abundance of caution.
The event was scheduled for June 19-21.