DNR acquires important mineral rights at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

  • A wooden bridge along a trail in a lush, green forest at the Porcupine Mountains is shown.
    A wooden bridge along a trail in a lush, green forest at the Porcupine Mountains is shown.

    LANSING

    Arecent land exchange between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Keweenaw Land Association, Limited has transferred more than 8,000 acres of mineral rights beneath Michigan’s largest state park to the DNR.

    “This is a very important transaction for both parties,” said Ron Olson, chief of the DNR’s Parks and Recreation Division. “This allows us to better protect park resource…