- Coordinates
- 45.6287° N, 85.4894° W
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- land-surveyconservationheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
This record represents current Michigan DNR parcel 19294, with reported area 19.5 acres and division/department Wildlife Division. It is a state parcel-geometry and management record, not a county tax card or deed.
Legal description and current classification
The held source gives this legal-description text:
Part of NE1/4 NW1/4 in the following description: Govt Lot 1 except the following parcels: beg at a point 562 ft N of S line of NE Frac’ 1/4 & 225 ft W of the shore lin of Lake Mich, running th E parallel with Sd S line a distance of 200 ft, running thS’ly alg a line parallel with the shore of Lake Mich, and at alltimes 25 distant therefrom to a pt 537 ft N of sd S line th W parallel with sd S line a distance of 200 ft, th N’ly alg aline parallel with sd shore line of Lake Mich to beg. This Lot to be known on Citizen’s Realty Co’s records as Lot 94, Blk 14 of Citizen’s Realty Co.Plat of S1,T37N,R10W. Beg at a pt 537 ft N of the S line of the NE frl 1/4 of NW1/4 of S1,T37N,R10W (being in what is otherwise known asLot1 of sd Sec) and 225 ft W of the shore line of Lake Mich, running th Ealg a line parallel with sd S line to sd shore line of Lake Mich, th S’ly alg a line parallel with sd shore line to a pt on sd shore line 512 ft N of sd S line, th W alg a line parallel with sd S line to a pt 225 ft W of sd shore line of Lake Mich, th N’ly alg aline parallel with sd shore line to place of beg. Sd Lot to be known on Citizen’sRealty Co’s records as Lot 95, Blk 14of Citizen’s Realty Co.Plat Sec 1, T37N,R10W. Beg ata pt 295 ft N of the S line of the NE frl1/4 of NW1/4 S1,T37N,R10W (being in what is otherwise known asLot 1 of sd Sec) and 225 ft W of the shore of Lake Michigan; running th E alg a line parallel with sd Sline to sd shore line of Lake Mich; th S’ly alg a line parallel with sd shore line to a ptonsd shore line 220 ft N of sd S line; th W alg a line parallel with sd Sline to a pt 225 ft W of sd shore line of Lake Michigan; th N’ly alg a line parallel with sd shore line to beg, but preserving a perpetual easement to thepublic for road or highway purposes upon and over the E’ly 25 ft adjacent and parallel to the sd shore line of Lake Mich, sd Lots to be known on Citizen’s Realty Company’s Plat of S1,T37N,R10W as Lots E,F & G, Blk 14 of Citizen’sRealty Company’s Plat: Beginning at apt 512 ft N of the S line and 33 ft W of the E line of the NW1/4 of NW1/4 S1,T37N,R10W, (being in what is otherwise known as Lot 1 of sd Sec) running th Wparallel with the sdS line a distance of 100 ft, th S parallel with the sd E line a distance of 100 ft, th E parallel with the sd S line a distance of 100 ft,th N parallel with sd E line to beg. Said Lots to be known on Citizen’s Realty Co’s records as Lots 109,110,111, 112, Blk13, Citizen’s Realty Co’s Plat of S1,T37N,R10W.
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
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources, DNR parcels, retrieved 2026-07-28.Michigan DNR parcel GUID fc3b349e-35d3-4c8a-a236-1eb2c48fee87; ParID 19294; parcel type Acreage; status A ; reported acreage 19.5; 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.state · michigan · dnr_parcels