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.

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)
• Boaters Safety Decal
• Inland Waterway Markers Sticker
• Metro Area Rivers Guide 107 Page (5 Mb)
• Mississippi River Bank Erosion and Boating Facts and Solutions
• Mississippi River Guide 120 Page (8.93 Mb)

Alcohol and boating safety

• Boater's Alcohol Estimation Table

Accident prevention

• Bobber or Sinker Poster

Dam safety

• The Drowning Machine

General boating safety

• 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 Laws for Minnesota (1.2 MB)
• Personal Watercraft Rules Decal
• 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

• Prescription for Duck Hunters

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)