34923 W Station South Rd

Eighty acres on a ridge in Chippewa County with a remodelled off-grid cabin, solar and a generator, a detached log garage, and state land adjoining on both the north and south boundaries, listed at $299,900. The listing asks for proof of funds before any showing, and says the road in is seasonal, private, and best attempted in four-wheel drive or by snowmobile in winter. It came on in October 2025 at $325,000 and was cut in August.

The land and setting

The listing gives 80 acres of what it calls mixed terrain, with the cabin on a high ridge overlooking the forest beyond. The aerials show a small clearing with the cabin and its gravel pad, and unbroken forest to the horizon. Zoning is RF.

The listing says state land runs along both the north and south boundaries, so the neighbours on two sides are public forest rather than private owners. That is permanent open space and public access at the same time.

Access is a seasonal private road. The listing recommends four-wheel drive and says to snowmobile in winter, which is a plain statement that it is not maintained year-round.

The house

A cabin built in 1985, 1,182 square feet on one and a half storeys, with steel siding, a metal roof and a pillar-post-pier foundation. Two bedrooms and one three-quarter bath. The listing says it was recently remodelled with custom finishes, and describes an open kitchen, dining and living room with a wood stove, a built-in bench and coat area, a bathroom with a custom barrel sink, and a large loft as the second bedroom.

Heat is wood. Power is solar with a generator, already set up per the listing rather than needing a system. Water is a point and pumping system, and the property is on septic. Floors are hardwood, ceilings vaulted, windows double-paned. The only appliance the listing names is a refrigerator.

The room dimensions are unusually specific: a 9 by 9 bedroom, a 10 by 20 kitchen, a 12 by 30 room listed only as “other”, and a 10 by 30 loft. A detached log garage stores what the listing calls your toys and wood.

The facts

Price	$299,900
Acreage	80 acres per the listing. County record: none available
Beds / baths / sqft	2 / 1 (three-quarter) / 1,182 per the listing. County record: none available
Year built	1985 per the listing
Property taxes	$942 annually per the listing, on a tax assessed value of $33,913. Year not given
HOA	Not listed
Financing	Cash or conventional per the listing. Proof of funds or pre-qualification required for all showings
Water	Point and pumping system per the listing
Sewer	Septic tank
Power	Off-grid: solar and generator per the listing
Internet	Not listed
Heating / cooling	Wood, with a wood-burning stove in the living room. Cooling Not listed
Structures	Cabin and a detached log garage per the listing. Sizes and permits Not listed
Road access	Seasonal private road. Four-wheel drive recommended, snowmobile in winter per the listing. Plowing, ownership and easement: Not listed
Zoning	RF
Flood zone	Not listed
Adjoining land	State land on the north and south boundaries per the listing
Days on market	319 (listed October 17, 2025)
Listing agent	Melanie Davis, phone Not listed
Brokerage	Superior Shores Realty, 906-492-3750
Agent email	Not listed
MLS	EUPBR #25-1056. Parcel 01622900200

What to know before you call

No county record is available to check anything against. Redfin has no listing and no public-record panel for this address, and the parcel number on the listing, 01622900200, is the only identifier given. So the 80 acres, the 1,182 square feet, the 1985 build date and the $942 tax bill all rest on the listing alone. Ask Chippewa County’s equalization office for the property card and the recorded acreage, and get a survey on a parcel this size.

The road is seasonal, and that is a year-round problem. Nothing says who owns the road, whether your right to use it is a recorded easement or a courtesy, who maintains it when it is passable, or how far the unmaintained stretch runs. On a remote parcel the access is the property. Get the easement from the deed before you offer.

Off-grid means the systems are the house. The listing gives no age, capacity or service history for the solar array, the batteries, the generator or the well. Ask what the system is rated for, how old the batteries are, and what it costs to run in a Chippewa County January.

Nothing says the buildings were permitted. A 1985 cabin and a detached log garage, with a remodel of unstated date, and no permit history on the listing. Ask Whitefish Township what is on record for the parcel, particularly for the remodel and the septic, before you plan on adding anything.

Taxes will reset after the sale. The listing gives $942 on an assessed value of $33,913. Michigan uncaps a property’s taxable value the year after it changes hands, so the current owner’s capped figure is not what the next owner pays. A sale at $299,900 gives the assessor a fresh number. Ask the township for the current assessed and taxable values and budget from the assessed figure, not the bill.

The price has moved once, and it has been on the market a long time. Listed October 17, 2025 at $325,000 and cut 7.7% to $299,900 on August 10, 2026. That is 319 days on the market. On a remote off-grid parcel with a proof-of-funds requirement, a small buyer pool is the likeliest explanation, and it applies to your resale too.

Financing is limited to cash or conventional. The listing says so in its terms, and wants pre-qualification or proof of funds before it will show the property. An off-grid cabin on a seasonal road is not a straightforward appraisal, so talk to a lender who has financed one.

Who it suits. A buyer who wants real acreage backing onto public land, is comfortable running solar and wood heat, and can reach the place in winter or accept that they cannot. The nearest comparison on this site is 40 off-grid acres with a log cabin and a sauna off King Lake Road in the western UP at $114,800, with hauled water and no bathroom. For a furnished off-grid cabin with a pond there is the 40 acres on Cut Across Road in Michigamme, and the rest is on the properties page.

Showings go through Melanie Davis at Superior Shores Realty, 906-492-3750, with proof of funds or a pre-qualification in hand. The listing does not print a direct number or an email for the agent. More like this lands in the Monday email.