CALUMET – After revitalization efforts were placed on hold last month due to lack of funding, the Bring Back Calumet Taskforce has received a $10,000 donation from a Ruppe family member with ties to the area.

A Friday release from the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) says the donation has helped to push total fundraising for the Ruppe Building renovation project over $58,000. The goal is $200,000. The building, located on Fifth Street, has been the focus of stabilization for more than a year.

“This gift reflects the deep roots the Ruppe family still has in Calumet and the connection so many people have to this community,” Jeff Ratcliffe, executive director of KEDA, and member of the Bring Back Calumet Taskforce, said in the Friday release. “Their support affirms that these b

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