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Dataset

Michigan DNR parcel record 17459

Also de842f13-b684-45da-bb56-8c4362a98bf8 · ParID 17459

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeDataset
Coordinates45.3775° N, 85.8387° W
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasModern era
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Dataset
Coordinates
45.3775° N, 85.8387° W
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
land-surveyconservationheritage
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

This record represents current Michigan DNR parcel 17459, with reported area 0.06 acres and division/department Wildlife Division. It is a state parcel-geometry and management record, not a county tax card or deed.

The held source gives this legal-description text:

A parcel of land situated on the Southern tip of South Fox Island in Lake Michigan more particularly desc as frl Sec. 21, com at the SE cor of Lot 3; th W’ly alg the S li of Lot 3 a distance of 645 ft, m/l; th S 589 ft, m/l to the POB, th N 60d W 52 ft m/l to a pt; th S 30d W 52 ft to a pt m/l th S 60d E 52 ft m/l to pt; th N 30d E 52 ft to the POB

The source fields are preserved as data evidence. A DNR division label can support a cautious statement about the agency’s mapped management assignment; it does not establish the full chain of title or identify a private propertyholder.

Survey joins

The parcel intersects these federal PLSS section records:

It also intersects these state quarter-quarter records:

Where a held GLO township/range sheet covers the same geometry, it is linked as well. These are spatial joins for navigation, not proof that the historical plat depicts the modern parcel boundary.

Open questions

  • What deed, patent, legislative transfer, or state acquisition record supports the present DNR status?
  • Does a county parcel/tax record provide a current owner or exemption history?
  • Which historical owner or land use occupied this legal description before state acquisition?

Sources

  1. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, DNR parcels, retrieved 2026-07-28.
    Michigan DNR parcel GUID de842f13-b684-45da-bb56-8c4362a98bf8; ParID 17459; parcel type Acreage; status A ; reported acreage 0.06; division/department 'Wildlife Division'. The layer does not contain a private owner or deed history. The identical parcel layer is also present in the consolidated /data1 archive.
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