CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Since Calumet residents Jim Flood and his wife, Stacey, purchased the former D.S.S.&A. (Mineral Range) Depot, on the corner of Ninth and Oak streets, in 2024, they have been working on restoring it.

Projects have included site preparation, structural shoring, landscaping, utility installations, removal of overhanging eaves, construction of the cupola, concrete work, tree removal, road work, clearing the rail line and platform, acquisition of specialized wood shop equipment, and acquisition of timbers/lumber for the overhanging eaves and other projects.

Jim Flood said the goal is to restore the structure to its original 1908 appearance, but in many ways it will be better, due to engineering and structural flaws being addressed.

The original construction had several fla

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