Ball Club, Minnesota is a small town on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation

Leech Lake Indian Reservation

The Leech Lake Indian Reservation or Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag in the Ojibwe language, is an Native American reservation located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, and Hubbard. It is the land-base for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe...

 in Itasca County, MN. The majority of this town is populated by Native Americans of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, also known as the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians or the Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, and as Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Ojibweg in the Ojibwe language, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 8,861 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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Ball Club's small economy includes a general store and gas station. The town also includes two churches, a clinic, a Headstart office, a community center and a water tower.

The Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

surrounds Ball Club on both the East and West side of the town.