You can buy your own waterfront land at this state-led auction in the Midwest

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What type of land is available?Remote lakefront property 80-acre plot meets zoning requirements to build Mini island starts at $3,750 Riverfront parcel listed at $55,000 700 feet of lakefront property When are auctions for Michigan land open?

Have you ever wanted to own an island or waterfront property? Well, pretty soon, you might just be able to in this Great Lakes state.

Hundreds of plots of land are soon to be up for sale by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in a series of auctions, with land ranging from a less-than-one-acre island to plots of land hundreds of acres in size. The auctions are hosted annually by the department, local news station Fox 2 Detroit reported.

“Before parcels ever get to public auction – a management tool the department has used for several decades – we’ve already evaluated all other options, whether it’s a land exchange for land that’s a better fit, or perhaps a situation where it makes more sense for another governmental agency or conservation group to hold the property,” Scott Whitcomb, director of DNR’s office of public lands, said in a news release.

The auctions are on a staggered schedule for bidding.

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What type of land is available?

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a list of locations set to be auctioned. A full list can be found here, but here are some of the highlights:

Remote lakefront property

Lot #10050: A remote piece of property, this roughly two-acre plot of land is located on the shores of Duck Lake in Gogebic County, part of the state’s Upper Peninsula. The parcel includes approximately 100 feet of frontage on the lake, according to the property listing. Bidding for this remote getaway starts at $15,000.

80-acre plot meets zoning requirements to build

Lot #10099: If you’re looking to build, this property, which meets zoning requirements do so, is better suited than other parcels up for grabs. Listed at 80 acres in Oceana County, bidding starts at $180,000.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off parcels of land, including this one in Oceana County.

Mini island starts at $3,750

Lot # 10049: This plot of land, less than an acre in size, offers a peculiar location: the middle of a lake some 3.5 miles northwest of Fenton, Michigan. For any prospective buyer, the land is too small to legally build on, but bidding starts at $3,750.

A small plot of land up for auction in Squaw Lake, Genesee County, Michigan.

Note: land plot does not appear in the Google Maps embed below.

Riverfront parcel listed at $55,000

Lot #10076: A plot more than 14 acres in size, this lot is placed alongside the Thunder Bay River, with riverfront property up for grabs. Located in Montmorency County in Northeast Michigan, bidding for this property starts at $55,000.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off parcels of land, including this one in Montmorency County.

700 feet of lakefront property

Lot #10080: Bidding for this parcel along John Ford Lake in Newaygo County starts at $42,000. Michigan DNR says roughly 10 of the property’s 18 acres are under the lake, with no legal access road.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off parcels of land, including this one in Newaygo County.

When are auctions for Michigan land open?

According to the state DNR, the first auctions are set to begin Aug. 1, with land in Kent and Oceana counties opening the bidding. Here are all the auction dates: