WCCO has been reporting for weeks about the impacts of the northeastern Minnesota wildfires on the ground and in the air, but new research shows it could also impact the state's waterways.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued air quality alert for Saturday-Sunday as Canadian wildfire smoke creates red AQI levels affecting multiple regions.

A Manitoba-wide state of emergency was declared because of the wildfires in the north, east, and western parts of Manitoba.

Wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to move over the U.S., and maps and satellite imagery show the large-scale impact of the blazes.

Surface smoke could impact part of Minnesota beginning Thursday, and with fires burning out of control in Canada, it could be a smoky summer in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

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Maki-Kuhn said the Camp House Fire in the Northlands swept through the region and damaged or destroyed all 11 buildings on the lot, including her father's house.

University of Minnesota researchers say the massive northland Wildfires this month are leading to murkier water and more questions.