Re: Customs Regulation on US/Canada Border
Incidentally apparently the border crossing between Manitoba, Canada, and the Northwest Angle, a US enclave in Minnesota on the Canadian side of the Lake of the Woods, is unmanned. People crossing the border are expected to phone Canada Customs (or US Customs if you’re going the other way) and call in your customs declaration.
The border crossing is unstaffed. Travelers using the single gravel road into the Angle are expected to use the telephone provided to contact Canadian or U.S. Customs and make their declarations. This fact has caused controversy among many who feel that this unsecured border in a post-9-11 world is dangerous and could lead to terrorists and illegal immigrants entering the United States without anyone’s knowledge.