Minnesota Land Sale With Lakeshore, Rural Properties Is Now Live

Owning land is always a good idea and if you're in the market to buy some property, you'll soon have the chance to get perhaps exactly what you're looking for with the Minnesota annual public land sale, hosted by the DNR.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says land sales, which are held through a public auction following state statutes, help it refine its land holdings. The next sale will also help the DNR meet its fiduciary responsibility to K-12 public education.

The current online public land auction is being held in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Administration at MNBid.mn.gov, Minnesota’s Surplus Services online auction website.

Minnesota DNR Announces Details For Next Annual Public Land Sale

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources public land sale is now live and you can bid on all properties through Thursday, November 21.

There are a total of 6 state lands for sale, which can be found in the following Minnesota counties:

• Aitkin (1 Property)
• Cook (1 Property)
• Itasca (3 Properties)
• St. Louis (1 Property)

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The DNR says these rural and lakeshore properties may appeal to adjacent landowners or offer recreational opportunities such as space for a small cabin or camping.

It's important to note that anyone interested in bidding on a property must first register for an account at MNBid.mn.gov.

A Preview Of All 6 Available Properties

Here is a snapshot of the properties now for sale.

Aikin County Land

• Sale #01260
• Parcel Name: Hill Lake Twp (Previs L.)
• Acres: 40.00
• Minimum Bid: $85,000

This landlocked property, located in Hill Lake Township, includes 1,000+ feet of frontage on the west shore of Previs Lake, a small natural environment lake. Approximately half of the property is heavily forested, and the other half is bog or open water. The site is located about two miles from Hill City in northern Aitkin County, a popular area for recreational opportunities.

Cook County Land

• Sale #16264
• Parcel Name: Pine Mt. Road
• Acres: 44.02
• Minimum Bid: $138,000

This 40-acre parcel is located approximately 4 miles north of downtown Grand Marais, and just minutes from Devil Track Lake and the airport. Pine Mountain Road, a seasonally maintained gravel U.S. Forest Service Road, leads to and bisects the parcel from the southwest to the northeast. The road provides physical access but does not constitute legal access.

Itasca County Land #1

• Sale #31253
• Parcel Name: Burrows Lake S, O-A
• Acres: 1.90
• Minimum Bid: $114,000

This 1.9-acre parcel in Balsam Township has 500+ feet on Burrows Lake. The parcel has recreational use potential and is heavily wooded with regenerative aspen, some mixed hardwoods, and pine. The irregularly shaped property narrows to 25+ feet at Burrows Lake Lane.

Itasca County Land #2

• Sale #: 31254
• Parcel Name: Burrows Lake GL8
• Acres: 13.59
• Minimum Bid: $174,500

This unique property contains a large non-lakeshore acreage and shoreline frontage on either side of the Plat of Burrows Lake Leased Homesites South. The site has recreational use potential and is heavily wooded with mixed hardwoods and pine. There are approximately 156 feet of good shoreline on the north end, accessible from the large upland acres.

Itasca County Land #3

• Sale # 31259
• Parcel Name: Splithand Lake South
• Acres: 16.26
• Minimum Bid: $100,000

This 16.25-acre property is located in Wildwood Township approximately nine miles south of Grand Rapids, MN. The unimproved vacant site is densely wooded with level-to-rolling topography. The sale includes a larger parcel with approximately 800 feet of frontage along the western shoreline of Splithand Lake and a smaller strip of land 66 feet wide with frontage on West Splithand Road.

St. Louis County Land

• Sale # 69060
• Parcel Name: Fredenberg Twp #2
• Acres: 67.90
• Minimum Bid: $244,000

This property is located in Fredenberg Twp in a popular recreational area west of Island Lake Reservoir and ~18 miles northwest of Duluth, MN. The site includes road frontage along both CSAH 48 (Taft Rd) and Bear Island Road. The topography is varied and includes higher land at the northwest corner near the roadway and on the far east side of the parcel, with wetlands and a pond running through the center.

More Information On The Land And The Auction Through The Minnesota DNR

The DNR land sale webpage has more information about the online public land auction, a complete preview of lands for sale, terms and conditions of sale, and instructions for participating in the MNBid system.

Just a reminder that before participating in the auction, you must first register for an account on MNBid.mn.gov.

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Lastly, the DNR says that to ensure Minnesota has the best public land offerings, it sells land that no longer meets the state’s conservation, recreation, or economic needs.

All properties now for sale are trust lands, granted to the state by the federal government to generate a continual source of income for public education. The 6 parcels of school trust land for sale are those that may be difficult for the DNR to manage and provide limited opportunities to generate income. Revenue from the one-time sale of these lands will be allocated to the Permanent School Fund to support K-12 public education across Minnesota.

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