Land records in Chippewa County, Michigan aren't easy to come by; however, these links in the chart connect to historic plat maps for the Charlotte Beach subdivision located east of the Barbeau, Bruce Township, Michigan on the U.P.; these documents are on file with the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes.
An entity, CB Property Investments, LLC, formed by an attorney for Michael J. Malik, Sr. the casino syndicator bankrolling the Bay Mills Indian Community's plans for an off-reservation casino, has acquired at least two parcels in the Charlotte Beach subdivision which are believed to be Lots 25 & 72. (Partial List of Charlotte Beach Property Ownersby parcel).
| CHIPPEWA | 7 | 45N | 02E | ||
| CHIPPEWA | 7 | 45N | 02E | ||
| CHIPPEWA | 7 | 45N | 02E | ||
| CHIPPEWA | 7 | 45N | 02E |
The Charlotte Beach subdivision of Michigan is not a well recognized “place.” You’ll be hard pressed to find the subdivision on any map, or a list of place names in Michigan. The only references to Charlotte Beach are either in Florida or documentation generally associated with land claims settlement proposals by two of Michigan’s Indian Tribes: the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; or on the several tract maps filed in the early part of the 20th Century (noted in the chart above).
Formal legal documents describe the 110 acres of “Charlotte Beach” as:
“Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 7, T45N, R2E, and Lot 1 of Section 18, T45N, R2E, Chippewa County, State of Michigan.”
Located on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula approximately 15 miles south of Sault Ste Marie, in the small north eastern community of Barbeau, Bruce Township* (ZIP code 49710), the 110-acre area referred to as “Charlotte Beach” is a sliver of property that lies along the St. Mary’s River; approximately two football fields deep, bordered by S. Scenic Drive on the west and the waterfront of the West Neebish Channel on the east; beginning at the mouth of the Charlotte River on the north (E. 13 Mile Road), it extends south approximately 1.25 miles toward the Barbeau Oak Ridge Park Ferry Crossing (E. 15 Mile Road/Cork Town Road.).
* Not to be confused with Bruce Township in Macomb County, Michigan.
You may also want to review these posts or click on the "labels" below for related details:
- Why would attorney for Tribe's Port Huron casino developer be acquiring property up north in Charlotte Beach?
- Was it a law firm that first proposed Charlotte Beach land claims idea?
- Senators told Attorney proposed exploiting Charlotte Beach land claim not tribe
- Tribesman recognized Bush administrations opposition to off-reservation gaming
- Is the Bay Mills Tribe using Charlotte Beach land claims solely to leverage developer's off-reservation casino plans?
- Tribe hoped language slipped into 2004 Transportation Bill would grant approvals for Port Huron casino
- UPDATED: Tribal leader admits lobbyists were trying to sneak casino plans through Congress without alerting opposition
- Gaming Tribe seeks to diversify while developer still pushing off-reservation casino
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