Living the dream: Couple show their love for Philipsburg by restoring historic soda fountain. Doe Brothers Restaurant & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
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Tony and Ruth Ann Marchi fell in love with this historic mining town the minute they arrived in 2005.
While on vacation in Montana, the part-time Virginia anLiving the dream: Couple show their love for Philipsburg by restoring historic soda fountaind Florida residents heard about the beautiful Flint Creek Valley and decided to go see it for themselves.
Stunning scenery? A friendly community with an old-fashioned candy store? Why not?
By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
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Doe Brothers Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
Story and photos by Elizabeth Rauf
Tony and Ruth Ann Marchi bought the Doe Brothers property in December 2005. They decided to keep the original name to evoke a sense of nostalgia, they said.
As you walk up Broadway, the main street in Philipsburg, you see one historical building after another, all painted in pretty pastels and bright colors.
But only one has the phrase, “Any time is ice cream time,” painted on its window.
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