LANSING, MI— The Village of Calumet and City of Manistique are getting millions of dollars in state grant money to renovate and reuse vacant buildings.
The grants are part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Revitalization and Placemaking—or RAP—program and the Michigan Community Revitalization Program.
Calumet is getting a $1.5 million RAP grant to redevelop two vacant historic buildings into a 17-bed boutique hotel and upscale restaurant. Officials say the Hotel Calumet project will bring a total anticipated capital investment of $5,665,965 to the area.
And a former funeral home in Manistique is being renovated to create five new residential units and three commercial storage spaces on the lower level. The project is being supported by a $995,000 MCRP performance-based grant and will bring a total anticipated capital investment of $2,211,997 to the area.
