The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is getting ready to auction off almost 100 properties in over 20 counties, including Houghton county. The auctions will take place from early August to early September. 

These surplus land sales are a part of the DNR’s public land strategy. The land sales are just one aspect of how the DNR manages its land. Funds from the auctions will be reinvested to buy land for the public and help provide sites and opportunities for recreation in the great outdoors. 

A total of ninety-one properties in both the Upper and Lower Peninsula will be made available to purchase through eleven different online auctions. 

Property Locations

Friday, Aug. 2 — Eaton and Livingston Counties 

Tuesday, Aug. 6 — Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac Counties

Wednesday, Aug. 7 — Dickinson, Houghton, Marquette, Menominee, and Ontonagon Counties

Thursday, Aug. 8 — Crawford, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Otsego, and Roscommon Counties

Friday, Aug. 9 — Antrim and Charlevoix Counties

Tuesday, Aug. 13 — Alpena, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle Counties

Wednesday, Aug. 14 — Grand Traverse and Manistee Counties

Wednesday, Aug. 21 — Arenac and Midland Counties

Thursday, Aug. 22 — Macomb and St. Clair Counties

Tuesday, Sept. 3 — Berrien County

Thursday, Sept. 5 — Genesee County

Potential buyers must register before the auction date to bid on a property. Absentee bids can be made up to thirty days before an auction. Registration can be found at tax-sale.info. The DNR also encourages bidders to read their land sales terms and conditions, which are available at michigan.gov. Bidding will begin at 10 a.m. on the day of the auction, and close at 7 p.m. A winner will be determined at this time. More information on the bidding process, available acreage, maps, and location information can be found at michigan.gov/dnr. 

According to the DNR, properties for sale vary in size from under and acre to one hundred and sixty acres. Lakefront and riverfront properties are available in Cheboygan, Chippewa, Houghton, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Otsego, and St. Clair counties. 

For more information about the land sales, contact Michael Michalek, the DNR’s resource specialist on real estate, at 517-331-8387.