Lake frontage, river frontage, and vacant, forested acreage surrounded by private ownership. Those words describe some of the parcels available in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ next round of surplus land auctions set for later this summer, including land in Alpena and Presque Isle counties.

The DNR is busy preparing 91 such properties for sale via online auctions in August and early September.

Surplus land sales, a regular part of the DNR’s public land strategy, are key to how the department manages the land it oversees on behalf of the people of Michigan. Auction proceeds will be reinvested in acquiring critical land for the public to help provide future outdoor recreation opportunities in keeping with the DNR’s mission to conserve, protect, and manage the state’s natural and cultural resources for the use and enjoyment of current and future generations.

Land in more than two dozen counties throughout the state will be available via 11 online auctions between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, including:

∫ Aug. 2: Eaton and Livingston counties.

∫ Aug. 6: Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac counties.

∫ Aug. 7: Dickinson, Houghton, Marquette, Menominee and Ontonagon counties.

∫ Aug. 8: Crawford, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Otsego and Roscommon counties.

∫ Aug. 9: Antrim and Charlevoix counties.

∫ Aug. 13: Alpena, Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties.

∫ Aug. 14: Grand Traverse and Manistee counties.

∫ Aug. 21: Arenac and Midland counties.

∫ Aug. 22: Macomb and St. Clair counties.

∫ Sept. 3: Berrien County.

∫ Sept. 5: Genesee County.

Interested bidders may pre-register and get more information about the online auction schedule at tax-sale.info. If you would like to bid on a property, you must register before the property’s auction date. Absentee bids can be made up to 30 days before an auction.

More information on the bidding process, available acreage, maps and location information of the properties offered can be found at Michigan.gov/LandForSale. Interested bidders are encouraged to review DNR Land Sales: Terms and Conditions.

Many of the sale parcels are forested and/or have road or river frontage but are better suited for private ownership. Much of the land offered in the auctions is isolated from other DNR-managed property, which creates management challenges. Other parcels are included because they offer limited public recreation benefits.

Several of the largest land parcels are in Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Dickinson, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Livingston, Luce, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Midland, Ogemaw, Otsego and Presque Isle counties. Lakefront and riverfront parcels are available in Cheboygan, Chippewa, Houghton, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Otsego and St. Clair counties.

Other details:

∫ Properties for sale range in size from under an acre to 160 acres.

∫ Many of the surplus properties highlighted in this round of auctions are in Cheboygan, Manistee, Menominee, Ogemaw and Otsego counties.

∫ More than 30 available properties are 40 acres or larger and are spread mostly throughout the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula.

Notable waterfront properties that are accessible include:

∫ a Chippewa County property with frontage on Trout Lake (Lot #10021).

∫ an Otsego County property with frontage on Seminole Lake (Lot #10074).