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CREATE A MANAGEABLE PLAN AT THE START OF THE TRIP: Accurately estimating the distance you can cover safely will curtail the temptation to take shortcuts that may increase the chances of a broken ankle during a cross country bushwhack.

ALWAYS WEAR A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE, EVEN IF YOU CAN SWIM: Minnesota law requires that you have one wearable U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device readily accessible to each person in a canoe.

DO NOT ATTEMPT CANOE TRAVEL during a lightning storm or when there are large wind-driven waves.

NEVER STAND IN A CANOE: Keep your weight low and centered.

IF YOU SHOULD CAPSIZE: Stay with the canoe; it won’t sink. If fact, every person on the trip should be educated in proper solo and group canoe recovery and rescue. The American Canoe Association (www.americancanoe.org) offers basic safety-skills courses across the country. If you capsize your canoe, the stories that follow should be about getting ribbed and teased instead of describing a potentially life-threatening situation.