January 5 2026

Real Estate Services

Information Contact: Paul Johnson, 517-599-1197; Decision-maker: DNR Director.

Conservation Easement Acquisition

Land Transaction Case No. 20220202 73,063 acres
Forest Resources Division
Baraga County; Arvon, L’Anse, and Spurr Townships
Iron County; Crystal Falls Township
Marquette County; Champion, Ely, Humboldt, Michigamme, Powell, and Republic Townships

Exchange

Land Transaction Case No. 20150179
Parks and Recreation Division and Forest Resources Division

Offered Land: 30 acres
Baraga County, Spurr Township: T49N, R31W, Section 36 
The W 3/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4. 

Desired Land: 39.94 acres
Marquette County, Champion Township: T49N, R28W, Section 15 
Part of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4.

Direct Sale

Land Transaction Case No. 20240172 0.10 acre
Finance and Operations Division
Emmet County, Village of Alanson: T35N, R4W, Section 10
Lot 22 and Lot 23 lying northerly of the north bank of McPhee Creek. 

Land Transaction Case No. 20250136 0.03 acre
Parks and Recreation Division
Ottawa County, Chester Township: T9N, R13W, Section 32 
A parcel of land lying within the Muskegon Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad as per the 'Map of the Village of Conklin" as recorded at Liber 2 of Plats, Page 17, in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 32, Town 09 North, Range 13 West, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, More particularly described as: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 6 (found iron cap # 21272) of said Block 9, thence S87D36'50"E along the North line of said lot a distance of 76.61 feet (platted as 76.6 feet) to the Northeast corner of said lot (found iron cap # 21272): thence S10D32'34”E along the Westerly line of said railroad 7.04 feet for the Point of Beginning of the land hereinafter described: thence for the following three courses on a 10 foot offset to an existing building 1) N89D44'50”E 31.84 feet: 2) S00D30'19”W 57.16 feet: 3) N89D32'08"W 20.76 feet: thence N10D32'34”W along said Westerly line 57.82 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

Land Transaction Case No. 20250128 0.19 acre
Wildlife Division
Mecosta County, Colfax Township: T15N, R9W, Section 3 
A parcel commencing at the West 1/4 corner of said Section 3 of T15N, R9W, thence S86D45’40”E along the east-west 1/4 line of said Section 3 a distance of 1,340.59 feet, thence S86D46’20”E along the said east-west 1/4 line of Section 3 a distance of 303.99 feet, thence S2D15’45”W a distance of 1,960.63 feet to the centerline of 17 Mile Road and the Point of Beginning of the following described parcel of land: thence S2D15’45”W a distance of 39.94 feet, thence S2D17’19W a distance of 160.24 feet, thence N87D42’41”W a distance of 45 feet, thence N2D17’19”E a distance of 169.48 feet to the said centerline of 17 Mile Road, thence N57D58’34”E along the said centerline a distance of 54.46 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

Sale of Surplus DNR Managed Land

Land Transaction Case No. 20250105 0.65 acre
Forest Resources Division
Kalkaska County, Kalkaska Township, T27N, R8W, Section 16
Several small properties located within Government Lot 2.