Laurel Beager

Starting on July 1, a new law will require some adults and youth who operate motorboats—including personal watercraft—to have a valid watercraft operator’s permit. People who already have a watercraft operator’s permit are not affected by the law, which is designed to make boating safer by ensuring everyone operating a motorized watercraft knows the rules and is properly trained. Here’s a breakdown of the key points:

Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District staff worked earlier this month with local landowners to restore native vegetation on a shoreline on Rainy Lake that had been taken over by invasive wild parsnip.

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