2024 top boating safety tips from MN DNR

  • Own your wake

  • Life jackets worn by those under age 10

  • Night time WHITE lights must be visible for at least 1 mile

  • Clean all aquatic plants off boat and trailer

  • Drain all the tanks, bilge, live wells before leaving the water access.

  • Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash, NOT in a body of water.

  • When meeting another boat, each boat alters TO THE RIGHT.

  • Towing a skier, tuber, wake surfer, etc. requires a human “watcher” or a mirror. Enjoy these activities from sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.

  • Jet skis/personal watercraft—state law—operate only between 9:30 a.m. until 1 hour BEFORE sunset….(and the sun sets earlier and earlier as the summer continues), create no wake within 150 feet of: non-motorized boats, shore (unless launching or landing skiers), docks, swim rafts, swimmers or anchored boat. Use that cutoff lanyard properly.

  • Allow everyone to enjoy the lake by practicing care and concern for all.