VICKSBURG, Mich. (WOOD) — The old Vicksburg Paper Mill is getting new life.
After sitting vacant for a decade, developers are rehabilitating the century-old facility.
The Vicksburg Paper Mill was built in the early 1900s. It was the economic engine of Vicksburg, employing hundreds of people. But the mill shut down in 2001 and has been vacant for about 10 years. Time has left the facility showing its age.
Inside the old Vicksburg Paper Mill site that will be fixed up into a mixed-use development that will include a brewery. (May 24, 2018)“Obviously, this is a very large place, and it’s an iconic, historic building,” said Jackie Koney, project manager for the renovation. “And it took a while for us to figure out what that vision would be to try and fill 420,000 square feet, and we have 110 acres of land.”
That vision calls for a $50 million to $60 million renovation. It will turn the old paper mill into a mixed-use facility, which will include housing, a hotel, office space, craft food and beverage production, and a lot of indoor and outdoor event space.
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