One of my favorite new houses in Freeport

This fine, tasteful home was built by Michael Welsher on a lot formerly owned by my wife and me. This house sits on 2.5 acres and abuts the Bliss Woods conservation land. There is public access to the Bliss Woods conservation land by way of a short driveway located next to Bliss Woods Way off the South Freeport Road. In 1999, South Freeport residents raised $538,000 to purchase 86 acres which comprises Bliss woods conservation land to prevent a 37-home subdivision from materializing. Today, one can walk all the way from Bliss Woods to Sayles field behind South Freeport Church in the village. Sayles field, which is 63 acres, was acquired in 2001 when Michael Welsher's father, Larry Welsher, took charge to help raise $885,000 to buy and preserve the hay fields and surrounding woods.