Michigan is selling over 120 plots of land. Why?

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The plots up for sale in Michigan range from a tiny, 0.01-acre plot in Lake Township costing $300 to a 124-acre stretch of land in Schoolcraft County for $74,500. The DNR manages approximately 4.6 million acres of Michigan land. Social media commenters criticized the DNR for selling land that some argue belong to all Michigan residents. Michalek said most of the bidders tend to be adjacent property owners looking to buy up neighboring land. The land sale makes sense to Chris Gentry, the executive director of the Cadillac Area Land Conservatory.