West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/mystery-buyer-revealed-79-5...
Christopher Robinson, a local elected official, purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company, The Ensign Group L.C., according to KPCW.
The deal closed January 14 for the sprawling property that was listed last summer for $79.5 million. The final purchase price was not disclosed.
Stretching across four counties in Wyoming, Pathfinder Ranches encompasses roughly 1 percent of the state’s total land mass, according to KPCW. At 1,431 square miles, it is nearly the size of Delaware. By comparison, New York City spans about 300 square miles, while Rhode Island covers just over 1,000 sq miles.
Robinson, a Summit County Council member who already controls roughly one million acres of land, acquired Pathfinder just four years after buying the neighboring 86,000-acre Stone Ranch.
Robinson said the Stone Ranch will serve as a key connector between the eastern and western sections of Pathfinder, allowing Ensign to operate the land as a single, self-sustaining livestock range, according to Cowboy State Daily.
“So, we’re kind of reuniting that, and we intend to, we’re operators,” Robinson told the outlet. “We’re not generally landlords. We’re going to, over time, grow into it, where we’re mostly running our own livestock on it.”
Robinson said the deal reflects both business interests and long-term conservation goals.
“We love land and water,” Robinson added. “We think it’s a good long-term investment, and we like the opportunities it affords us to be stewards over a piece of God’s creation.”
Edited by CMN 1/22/2026 09:00
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