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NOTES ON HISTORY AND NEWS IN CALUMET, mICHIGAN

Calumet Depot transitions to new ownership

3/13/2017

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Recent image of the Calumet Depot (Gary R. Ennis photos)

The Mineral Range/DSS&A Passenger Depot, commonly known as the Calumet Depot, has found a new future! Calumet Township has acquired the Depot for “the purpose of historical preservation”, reports Township Supervisor Paul Lehto.


On the corner of 9
th and Oak, the Depot (replacing an earlier structure in 1908) was the gateway to Calumet for thousands who migrated to the area in the boom years at the turn of the last century. The width of Oak Street demonstrates the thoroughfare necessary to accommodate the masses of people moving from train to trolley and into the community.

While marble floors speak to the former grandeur of the building this historic landmark has fallen into a state of disrepair and will require considerable funds to revive. Having the building in the hands of a government entity like Calumet Township opens doors to some funding sources that would otherwise be unavailable. With most grants matching dollars are required and finding that capital is never easy.

Over the years various ideas have been suggested for repurposing the depot, including a bar/restaurant, a visitor center and more recently, a trailhead for the adjacent multi-use trails. The township is currently working on ideas for future uses and to secure funding to bring the Depot back to its former glory.


Supervisor Lehto reports that the short term approach is to secure the structure. The township plans to bring power into the building to install safety lighting, secure doors and windows and clean up any debris inside the building.
 
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Postcard view of the Depot, ca. 1915
10 Comments
Carol Hart Kerset
3/14/2017 01:27:41 pm

I truly am so happy to have the ball rolling on this project.....such good memories!

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Peter
3/14/2017 05:00:08 pm

Way cool. Please advise when you want the landscaping reinvented. I'm all in.

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Janet Mihelich-Gonzalez
3/14/2017 07:28:07 pm

I remember walking by this when I was a child while going to the penny candy store. Spent 2 weeks every summer up there.

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Jennifer Slack
3/15/2017 07:27:05 am

Hooray! This is a beautiful structure, well worth saving. I hope it's not too late actually.

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Sharon Mukka Lewis link
3/15/2017 12:20:22 pm

I remember our family taking my brother (Billy) there to leave to join the army in the late 50's. I didn't know it was still there.

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George Larson
3/19/2017 11:51:45 am

I used to get off and on the Copper Country Limited from Chicago each summer when My family came to Calumet to visit my Grandparents, Aunt and Uncle during the 1950's. Glad to see the Calumet Depot will be restored.

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Olga. voelker
3/19/2017 01:32:41 pm

I came in on the train from Chgo many time to this station. Great to see something will be done to the bldg.

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Bob Haines
6/5/2017 06:48:17 pm

As a current Railroad employee, I appreciate the past/history of such structures. I have thought many times of what it must of been like in its heyday?
I travel past this location many times during the winter on my snowmobile and have thought how great it would be if restored to be used for a visitors center or historic masterpiece!
I hope for the best!

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Teresa Spreitzer
7/23/2018 08:09:24 pm

My great grandfather was the Ticket Agent at the Mineral Range Depot.

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River Moore
10/18/2020 03:25:58 pm

When I was a child my grandfather worked in the railroad office and he and my grandmother livd upstairs. I would come and stay with them and watch the trains from the window above. I used to throw paper wads through the vent from above down on top of my grandfathers head as he worked at the desk below. I would ride on the train up front down to Houghton/Hancock. I could not wait to stay with them and smell the trains. I have to say that it was one of the best and happiest moments of my life staying with my grandparents in the top of the depot. I am happy that it is going to be restored... River Moore

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