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BOATING

The Minnesota DNR says there are more boating accidents in the warm summer months, but a higher percentage of fall and spring accidents are fatal.
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Minnesotans will see major improvements at more than 40 public water access sites
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After record sales during the pandemic, more buyers held off making big outdoor purchases last year.

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As of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 summer season, due to the construction of a new public water access facility
Minnesota has the fewest fatal boating accidents per 100,000 boats registered of any state; North Dakota is second-safest.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the boat hit a person in the water.
Sales were down some in 2022 after a record 2021, but still above pre-pandemic years as the country's love affair with boats continues.
It runs Feb. 16-19 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
The Great Loop is a circumnavigation of the eastern U.S., and part of Canada, down the Mississippi, through the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Great Lakes.

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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness reservations open on Jan. 25
Kay and Greg Libby spent two summers circling the eastern half of the U.S. on their boat, Superior Passage.
Due to Minnesota’s waterways being extraordinarily busy this holiday weekend, the Minnesota public safety officials are stepping up to keep people safe on the water as a result of Operation Dry Water.

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