Country Home on Acreage
18299 M38 Rd : Ontonagon, MI 49953
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Land Description
Michigan Country Home ON Acreage For Sale. The 76 +/- Acre Homestead being offered for sale is located in north-east Ontonagon County west of the Village of Greenland, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. - Ojibwa people were the first to occupy this region prior to European exploration. By the early 1600S, French trappers began entering the territory. The first written report about Ontonagon County and its copper was made in 1661 by a French Jesuit missionary, Father René Mesnard. - In 1665, Father Claude Allouez reported about the now famous Ontonagon Boulder: a boulder of pure copper, which was located on the West Branch of the Ontonagon River and venerated by the local Indians. The 3,700-Pound boulder now resides in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. - The 1850S saw mining spread to the Greenland and Mass City areas, and the county supplied much of the copper for the U.S.
Government during the Civil War. - In the 1880S, large-scale lumber production for white pine began and continued for nearly 2 decades. By the late 1890S, copper production again boomed and production continued through World War I, but metal prices collapsed after the war and most mines soon closed. - Since the 1920'S Agriculture became significant to the local economy, along with lumber production. The Ottawa National Forest was established in 1931, and the nearby Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park was established in 1945. Today a mix of agriculture, timber production, and tourism prevails. - Year-round outdoor recreation now
contributes significantly to the local economy making this a great place to live and play. - The property offered for sale has been harvested and is enrolled in the Michigan CFA Program, and there is additional Corporate CFA Lands to the west and south that provide walk-in access "In Season" for hunting, trapping, and fishing. Black bear, Whitetail deer, and Geese hunting is excellent here. A tributary of Paddy's Creek runs along the western border of the property and attracts wildlife to this property year round. - The home has never been occupied by the Sellers, needs work, and is being sold "As Is, Where Is".
