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PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH

Renovations continue at fire-gutted restaurant

Renovations at Karl's Cabin, a cups and mitigating the exten-
mainstay of the Plymouth com- sive smoke damage caused by
munity, are progressing and the the fire has presented some
Poulos family hopes to reopen challenges. The family said the
the 76-year-old building this fall. building was scheduled to be ice
In a social media post, the blasted last week as the final
family said substantial progress step in the smoke remediation
has been made with the renova- process. The repairs have
tion and “while it's been a long included bringing the building
and complex road, we feel like into modern day construction
we've turned the corner with the codes, a time-consuming and
recent completion of the rough meticulous process.
framing portion of the project. One concern has been the
In the process we added a new restoration of the interior logs in
kitchen addition to create more the main dining room, the fami-
space for our back-of-house ly said. Saving the original
team allowing us to expand our appearance and keeping the
food selections in the future. We integrity of the historic log din-
also increased the size of our ing room is important to the
second floor and back hallways Poulos family, the statement
generating a better workflow noted, “so this will be a tedious
experience for our front of task for our stain contractor. Our Workers ice blast the interior of the fire-ravaged Karl’s Cabin in the ongoing remodeling and mediation
house staff. We are now official- plumbers and electricians will work at the 76-year-old building. The Poulos family hopes for a re-opening this fall.
ly moving in a forward direction also start working inside the
with our remodel,” they said. cabin running main lines windows, doors, siding and roof A three-alarm fire Feb. 15 which has been closed during as
Like most construction proj- throughout. And we look for- where the fire did the most seriously damaged the the extensive repairs and reno-
ects, there have been some hic- ward to the installation of new damage.” Gotfredson Road restaurant vations continue.

Takin' it to the street
The annual Fourth of July Parade down Main
Street in Plymouth drew a large crowd of
spectators this year, all cheering on the vet-
erans, bands, local officials and multiple
other marchers in the annual salute to
America's birthday. The parade, organized
by the Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth, is
followed each year with an Ice Cream Social
in Kellogg Park downtown.