Boat & water safety publications
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources maintains and makes available, at no charge, a wide variety of publications, on many natural resources topics. This page presents a listing of Boat & Water Safety publications that are available to order.
All files are in 
unless indicated otherwise.
To order Boat & Water Safety Publications:
- Email
boatandwater.dnr@state.mn.us
(please be sure to include your name and address) - Call
(651) 259-5400 or toll free 1-888-646-6367 and ask for Boat and Water
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (651) 296-5484 or toll free 1-800-657-3929 - Write
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Boat & Water Safety Section
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4046
Aids to navigation
- Lake Superior Boating Guide (2 Mb)
- Inland Waterway Markers Sticker
- Metro Area Rivers Guide 107 Page (5 Mb)
- Mississippi River Bank Erosion and Boating Facts and Solutions
- Mississippi River Guide 119 Page (8.93 Mb)
Alcohol and boating safety
Accident prevention
Dam safety
General boating safety
- Boat and Water Safety course textbook (7 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Tips for Resort & Campground Owners (1 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Cambodian / Khmer (1.4 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Hmong (1.3 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Laotian (1.3 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Spanish (1.2 MB)
- Boat & Water Safety Vietnamese (1.4 MB)
- Boating Rules for the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
- H2O Toons Comic Book (8.7 MB)
- Minnesota Boating Guide (2.8 MB)
- Personal Watercraft Rules Decal
- Personal Watercraft Laws for Minnesota
- Safety Standards for Backyard Boat Builders
- Stop That Prop waterski and tubing safety sticker
- Water Safety Coloring & Activity Book (1.6 MB)
- Youth Watercraft Operator's Permit Packet
Hunter/Angler safety
Hypothermia and cold water survival
- Hypothermia...the Cold Facts (2.7 MB) 28 pages.
Ice safety
- Danger! Thin Ice (3.3 MB)
- Ice Safety Card (2 MB)