News release, Nov. 18



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*DNR News Release
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Nov. 18, 2025




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Minnesota DNR announces public land sale 

Online auction to be held Dec. 2-16 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will offer state lands in Carlton, Clearwater, St. Louis, and Wadena counties during an upcoming public land sale. These rural properties might appeal to adjacent landowners or offer recreational opportunities, such as hunting or camping. 

Minnesota law directs the DNR to sell surplus land by public auction. The December online public land auction is in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Administration at MNBid.mn.gov [ [link removed] ] (mnbid.mn.gov), Minnesota’s Surplus Services online auction website. Properties will be available for bidding starting the morning of *Tuesday, Dec. 2, and closing through Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025*, as posted. The DNR land sale webpage [ [link removed] ] (mndnr.gov/landsale) has more information about the online public land auction, a preview of lands for sale, and details on how to register for an account to bid on properties. 

The DNR actively manages its land portfolio over time and regularly offers to sell land that no longer meets the state’s conservation, recreation, or economic needs. This December, 188 of the 190 acres for sale are school trust lands. One of the trust parcels for sale in Fredenberg Township offers 67 acres of recreational space near Island Lake Reservoir, located northwest of Duluth. The DNR has a fiduciary responsibility to manage school trust lands for the benefit of K-12 public education. 

School trust lands were granted to the state by the federal government to generate a continual source of income for public education. The DNR is selling four parcels of school trust land that have limited opportunities to generate income. Revenue from the school trust land sales will go into the Permanent School Fund, which supports 850,000 students in K-12 public education by distributing revenue to every public and charter school in the state.  

Visit the DNR land sale webpage [ [link removed] ] (mndnr.gov/landsale) for more information and to find out how to bid on the parcels. For questions about a specific property, call 651-259-5432, 888-646-6367, or email [email protected].      

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