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- ↑ "About Us" . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Namekagon Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ Joe Morey (January 13, 2020). "Transit Board Responds to Tribal Member Concerns". LCO Tribe. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ Todd Beckmann (January 23, 2014). "Namekagon Transit ready to roll in Burnett County". Burnett County Sentinel. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Deviated Fixed Route" . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Fares" . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD)" . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
