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The home show goes on

Some came for the entertainment, while others came to wander and shop locally. No matter why they came, thousands of people attended last weekend's Cloquet Area Home, Business and Sports Show at Black Bear Casino Resort.

The annual free event expanded this year, with more booths and a wider range of businesses featuring everything from pickup trucks, pontoons and docks to seamless gutters, shoes and kitchenware. A wide range of local services and businesses filled the Otter Creek event center. The hallways outside the event center were also crowded with crafters, bakers and other food sellers, plus people peddling beauty and health products.

"We like to give the community the opportunity to see as many businesses as possible under one roof," said Kelly Zink, Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce executive director. "We also do it for our members and businesses in the community. Hopefully they will see people they might not have. Some people use it to see and talk to their customers in an age when everything seems digital."

 
 
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