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Direct Nonmetallic Mineral Lease - Development:
Nonmetallic mineral lease rights to 20 acres, more or less, of state-owned Department of Natural Resources nonmetallic mineral rights located within Benton Township, Cheboygan County; have been requested by Bryan Lofgren Excavating, Inc., of Cheboygan, Michigan.
Contact: Ken Babcock, babcockk4@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Director
Information Contact: Paul Johnson, 517-599-1197; Decision-maker: DNR Director
Land Transaction Case No. 20230145 25.7 acres
Forest Resource Division
Kalkaska County, Blue Lake Township, T28N, R05W, Section 28 & 33:
A restrictive covenant, as fully described in the case file, to be placed on a 4.04-acre parcel (site A) in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 28 and 7.31-acre parcel (site B) in the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of section 33.
AND
Otsego County, Chester Township, T30N, R02W, Section 36:
A restrictive covenant, as fully described in the case file, to be placed on a 14.35-acre parcel (site C) in the S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of section 36
Land Transaction Case No. 20240149 .24 acre
Forest Resource Division
Being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36, Town 28 North, Range 5 West, Blue Lake Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 36; Thence S89°25’26”W along the South line of said Section 36, 516.20 feet; Thence N00°43’17”W 97.20 feet to a fence line; Thence along said fence line the following five courses: S89°27’44”W 106.10 feet, N00°34’49”W 23.11 feet, S88°56’41”W 201.23 feet, N00°55’07”W 224.26 feet and N89°04’12”E 238.74 feet to the point of beginning; Thence continuing N89°04’12”E along said fence line, 110.40 feet; Thence S01°10’27”E along said fence line 95.32 feet, Thence S89°08’58”W 110.63 feet; Thence N01°02’06”W 95.17 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.24 acre of land.
Land Transaction Case No. 20240165 .33 acre
Parks and Recreation Division
Part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29, Town 10 North, Range 16 West AND also a part of The Pere Marquette Railroad Right-Of-Way, lying Southwesterly of the Subdivision of Block 95, of The City of Muskegon, as recorded in liber 6 of plats, page 71, Muskegon County Records, City of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, more particularly described as follows: commence at the Southerly corner of Lot 69 of said Block 95, being on the West Right-Of-Way line of Williams Street for the point of beginning. Thence Southeasterly, a distance of 450.70 feet along a curve to the left curve data being Radius = 5,729.58 feet, Delta = 4 Degrees 30 Minutes 25 Seconds, Long Chord = 450.59 feet, Long Chord Bearing = South 41 Degrees 24 Minutes 19 Seconds East; Thence along a line non-tangent to said curve, South 33 Degrees 45 Minutes 30 Seconds West, a distance of 32.09 feet; Thence North 45 Degrees 41 Minutes 16 Seconds West, a distance of 77.24 feet; Thence North 45 Degrees 7 Minutes 7 Seconds West, a distance of 117.50 feet; Thence North 36 Degrees 43 Minutes 53 Seconds West, a distance of 80.69 feet; Thence North 34 Degrees 56 Minutes 11 Seconds West, a distance of 185.96 feet; Thence North 50 Degrees 53 Minutes 42 Seconds East, a distance of 16.88 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.33 acre.
Land Transaction Case No. 20240156 40 acres
Forest Resource Division
Kalkaska County, Kalkaska Township, T27N, R08W, Section 22:
The SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4.
Land Transaction Case No. 20230253
Forest Resources Division
Offered Land: 10 acres
Iron County, Crystal Falls Township:
T43N, R33W, Section 16, part of the NE1/4 of the NW1/4.
Desired Land: 4.1 acres
Iron County, Crystal Falls Township:
T43N, R33W, Section 16, part of the SE1/4 of the NW1/4.
Land Transaction Case No. 20240130
Forest Resources Division
Offered Land: 80 acres
Marquette County, Chocolay Township:
T47N, R23W, Section 20
Southwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4
AND
Marquette County, Skandia Township:
T45N, R23W, Section 36
Northeast 1/4 of Northeast 1/4
Desired Land: 80 acres
Iron County, Mansfield Township:
T44N, R31W, Section 26
West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4
Land Transaction Case No. 20240213
Forest Resources Division
Offered Land: 139.5 acres
Otsego County, Corwith Township:
T32N, R02W, Section 36
The East 3580 feet of the South 1980 feet of Section 36 and the North
1600 feet of the South 3580 feet of the East 1980 feet of Section 36.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM LAND DESCRIBED AS: The East 3580 feet
of the South 1/2 of the South 1/2, EXCEPT the North 330 feet of the
Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, AND EXCEPT the North 165 feet of
the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, lying Easterly of the thread of
Pigeon River.
Desired Land: 160 acres
Otsego County, Corwith Township:
T32N, R02W, Section 36
North 1/2 of the North 1/2
Submitted: April 18, 2025
Publish Date: April 24, 2025
Solar Project Development Lease for a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development Project: Exercise of Option Agreement to enter into Solar Project Development Lease for the purpose of designing, financing, building, and operating public utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Amendment would increase the proposed lease area from 1,011.00 acres to 1,071.00 acres, more or less, of State-owned lands located within Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 30, and 31, T24N, R02W, Higgins Township, Roscommon County. Lessee is Conservation Airport Solar, LLC, of New York, NY. Contact: Claire Drolshagen, 517-897-7527, drolshagenc1@mixchigan.gov. Decision-maker: Director of the Department of Natural Resources.
May 26-June 26, 2025
Baraga Forest Management Unit Open House Comment Period (Virtual) – State Forest Public Input
Brad Carlson, 906-201-4688, CarlsonB@Michigan.Gov
