CLC Lands & Private Lakes, Inc.’s Little Pike Lake property offers land on a private lake and also on a pond. As it turns out, the pond is nicer! There is a bank overlooking this very appealing body of water with a natural building site, as well as a road that takes you there. A sentinel of red pines, partially on this property – partially on the State of Michigan’s property (which surrounds it) – admits you to this 121-acre estate. Little Pike Lake is a shallow 40-acre lake that has two landowners with cottages on its southeast side. The 650 feet of frontage being offered is on the southwest side. The DNR reports perch and northern pike present in the lake in a 2002 sampling. Access to the property is seasonal, and the County Road servicing it is well-traveled. Little Pike Lake was part of the Duck Lake Fire of 2012 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Lake_Fire) which burned 21,135 acres in Luce and Schoolcraft Counties. It’s recovering beautifully. There is new growth everywhere among the remains of the forest that came before it. The effect is regenerative and peaceful.  In the immediate area, there is access to a Grouse Enhanced Management Site (GEM) trail (http://www.newberry-news.com/news/2015-08-19/Local_News/GEMS_Help_Connect_Local_Businesses_with_Hunters.html), the North Country Trail (https://northcountrytrail.org/), the Crisp Lighthouse (http://www.crisppointlighthouse.org/), the Two-Hearted River Recreational Area (http://www.explorem123.com/points-of-interest/two-hearted-river/), and dog sledding with Nature’s Kennel (http://www.natureskennel.com/).

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