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And: the White Earth Nation will join a lawsuit defending an EPA rule requiring states to consider treaty rights in water management decisions; the Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park will remain closed to underground tours due to flooding; Coleraine is seeking volunteers for a community playground build; and Bemidji and Beltrami governments will meet for a lengthy joint meeting Monday.

Plus: Reminders for WE Fest attendees, flaming puck hockey on unicycles in Bemidji, Grand Rapids to host annual swap meet, and American Pickers are coming to town.

Plus: The science behind coal ash wastewater a week after the Boswell spill; small business funding headed to Red Lake Nation; and United Way of 1000 Lakes' Stuff the Bus campaign is underway.

Plus: Test drilling at a manganese deposit near Emily suggests the highest grade manganese on the continent; and a Minnesota Housing Partnership study confirms many renters pay more for housing than they can afford.

Holly Rose, Arrowhead chapter president, shares how she found out about the trail, what volunteers do and why she — and others — love the North Country Trail.

And: A Grand Rapids berry farmer is adding solar power to his revenue stream and a Brainerd-based pilot will be honored for her actions during a canoeist rescue in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.