Improved Land for Sale in Albion, Michigan

Welcome to Brown Ridge Farms! This beautiful 112 +/- acre farm consists of heavily wooded hilly terrain, tillable ground, multiple outbuildings and a beautiful home that is perfectly located in the center of the property on a majestic bluff overlooking the spring fed creek that runs through the property. This property, with its current amenities, is perfect for a hobby farm, an equestrian property or family hunting property in Big Buck Country!

Land

Enjoy Country Living at its finest in Calhoun County!

The property has over 1,300 feet of main road frontage that provides easy access to the private gated entrance to the property which is surrounded by an impressive custom 3-rail white horse fence. Just inside the gate is a beautiful park-like setting that takes you down a well-maintained driveway past multiple outbuildings to the center of the property. The property consists of approximately 60 +/- acres of fertile tillable ground that has been farmed for over 30 years and approximately 50 +/- acres of mature heavily wooded rolling terrain. There's a spring fed creek that runs through the property from the northeast to the southwest part of the property. The abundance of agriculture, woods and water make this property a wildlife paradise. The property offers tremendous deer hunting. Calhoun County is consistently one of the top counties in Michigan for producing mature bucks!

This property has it all including a potential revenue opportunity (solar lease) for the new owner! Contact Hayden Outdoors for more details.

Improvements

There is a beautiful 3 level 2,500 square foot house with 5 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms nestled in a well-hidden private setting in the center of the property. The home features redwood siding, a wraparound deck and a screened in porch overlooking the spring fed creek which is the perfect spot to enjoy your morning cup of coffee and the solitude and beauty of Mother Nature. The large windows throughout the home allow ample amounts of sunlight in and offer tremendous views of the beautiful mature Oak and Maple trees that line the ridges and change from an emerald green in the summertime to gorgeous vibrant colors in the early to mid-fall. The lower level of the house has an attached garage and great workshop area.

There's a 2,600 square foot metal pole barn which is the perfect place to store your work equipment and toys. There is a 3,000 square foot horse and hay barn with 4 horse stables and open bays off the back of the building that make for great storage for additional work equipment and toys. There are also 2 quality concrete block garage - storage buildings with roll up garage doors for additional storage. A grain silo is situated overlooking the property next to a separate grain storage shed.

Recreation

Endless four-season recreational opportunities for this desirable property!

The property is naturally loaded with wildlife, namely deer, turkey, sand hill cranes, geese and many species of wild birds.

This property offers excellent hunting for Deer, Turkey and Canadian Geese.

Great Fishing for Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass and other pan fish species in nearby Winnipeg and Prairie Lakes.

Ideal area for Hiking and Mountain Biking the back roads of Calhoun County.

Wintertime activities include Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling and Snow Shoeing

For the Horse Enthusiast, this property has tremendous potential to become a spectacular Equestrian Property.

For the Gardening Enthusiast, turn that green thumb loose and create that beautiful garden you always dreamed of.

Agriculture

Approximately 60 +/- acres of the tillable ground is planted with corn.

There's approximately 50 +/- acres of rolling hardwoods. A high percentage of the timber on the property is mature and valuable.

Lush native grasses throughout the property.

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

The property conveys all existing mineral right ownership.

Region & Climate

Calhoun County, Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. Oakland County averages 37 inches of snow. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17?F to 82?F and is rarely below 1?F or above 90?F.

History

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census. Albion is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Location

You're a short 5-mile drive to nearby Albion. Albion's small-town charm and historic downtown district with its brick streets offers a variety of restaurants and shopping choices.

56 miles south of Lansing.

55 miles west of Ann Arbor.

23 miles west of Jackson.