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This beautiful waterfront farm in Marquette County is now available! Located only 12 miles from Marquette in the beautiful Upper Peninsula, this is an exceptional tract of 517 acres of contiguous land with Chocolay River frontage. The property fronts on Mangum Road in Chocolay Township with a half-mile of improved driveway that winds through the open fields to the homestead, providing maximum privacy. Here, you will find a stately, two-story farmhouse with good bones in a setting with a large, spacious yard. This picturesque setting also has an apple orchard, a historic, century-old log barn with an attached fenced area and several outbuildings. Also included is a newer, heated garage, workshop, and an older garage that is perfect for storage. All of these outbuildings, as well as the home, have metal roofing. The home on the property is liveable as is, however it has a ton of potential to be restored. There is a newer septic system, electric and propane available. The water is an old point well that works, however a new drilled well should be in the new owners plans. Further enhancing this setting is a nearby pond and smaller feeder stream that flows into the Chocolay River. The river is accessed via an old railroad grade from the homestead site, and is beautiful rolling, tillable land around the homestead. The east side of the river is accessed via a county road that leads to another high rolling tillable field adjacent to the river. Essentially, both sides of the river have great access. The northern portion of the property also has ample wetlands where the river spreads into small streams and is joined by the Le Vassuer Creek reforming the famous Chocolay River again that eventually flows into Lake Superior just a few miles away. This mix of rolling fields, woods and wetlands with streams, ponds and rivers is a wildlife mecca. On a recent visit to the property, a Gobbling Tom turkey ushered me into the beginning of the property and a mature buck in velvet loped out of the farm yard within sight of the house. This is indicative of the beautiful, plentiful wildlife on and around the farm. Fishing in this area is also great, as the Chocolay River is known to provide some great catches; it is also a great place for waterfowl habitat. Where else can you find a large acreage tract with buildings, good infrastructure, extensive water features, and tillable fields within minutes to the city of Marquette? This could be a very special place for your future.