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Public may comment on land lease requests in 4 UP counties

LANSING, MI— The Department of Natural Resources is taking public input on proposed mineral leases in four Upper Peninsula counties.

The Keweenaw Land Association has requested leases for metallic mineral rights in Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette counties. It owns the mineral rights to thousands of acres in the Western U.P. and leases the rights to producers.

The public comment window is open until February 2nd.

A link to additional information about the proposed leases and the location of the parcels is here.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.