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After peaking at a record high level in mid-June, the water has dropped nearly 2 feet. The National Weather Service predicts the lake will drop by nearly another foot by Friday, July 15. A sandbag ...

Rainy Lake resort sells for $3.2M to its longest-tenured employee originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Joe Mershon is an expert on island life. He commutes to work almost daily from his island ...

Rainy Lake officially crested Monday, and is expected to begin receding between now and June 20, barring no severe weather events. With a decrease in demand for sandbags over the last week, active ...