TBD Billie Helmer Deerton, MI 49822

Located in Onota Township along Lake Superior's southern shore, this 240-acre recreational parcel comprises two sections. The southern parcel includes 12 acres of woody wetlands and 68 acres of mixed forest. The northern parcel features 80 acres of mixed forest, shrubs, and grassland, along with 80 acres of woody wetlands. The area is known for outdoor recreational activities and sites such as the Lakenenland Sculpture Park, Eben Ice Caves Trailhead, Kitch-iti-kipi natural spring, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Bordering the eastern edge is the Jim Wells Forest, a 440-acre tract managed by Michigan State University. Access to the 1,728-acre Laughing Whitefish Lake Preserve is available from M-94, a few miles south. The Laughing Whitefish Falls, with its 100-foot cascade, is suitable for hiking, snowshoeing, outdoor education, birding, and wildlife viewing. This property is enrolled in the Michigan Qualified Forest Program (QFP), offering a property tax exemption for private landowners who manage their forests for commercial harvest, wildlife habitat, and other resource improvements. Parcels must be at least 20 acres and meet specific forest stocking requirements, and landowners must develop and follow a forest management plan. In exchange for managing their property, landowners can receive a significant reduction in their property taxes, primarily by being exempt from the local school operating millage.