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Michigan Department of Natural Resources by the property owner, Jim Kuusisto, in September 2018 for $ 300,000 (equivalent to $ 359,000 in 2023). The property includes 115 acres (47 ha) of land along Hammell Creek and frontage along M-26. As of December 7,
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