(VIDEO) Lake Lodge & Cabin Owners 'Go Picking'

Residents who stop by this weekend’s Lake Home & Cabin Show can expect to see a couple familiar faces.

Carol Gallagher and Otteau Christiansen—proprietors of Hopkins’ —will display their decorating prowess and conduct two seminars at the annual show, which is expected to draw thousands of visitors.

“We’re excited about it,” Gallagher said. “We’re really excited.”

The Minnetonka couple will share tips such as how to make a coat rack from skis and other inexpensive ways to add Northwoods flair to your cabin.

(See the video above to follow them on a picking trip.)

Gallagher and Christiansen will conduct their seminars at 3 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday on the Cabin Life Magazine Stage. They’ll also have a booth in space number 641, where they’ll show off a video and have a cabin-like display of some of their items to show people what they can do.

“We’re not really expecting to sell stuff,” Gallagher said. “It’s just a big marketing and networking event. We’ll just do what we do.”

Those who can’t catch the show can see Gallagher and Christiansen at 4 p.m. Thursday on KARE 11, where they’ll show off some of their best items to co-anchor Pat Evans.

The publicity reflects the store’s expanding familiarity to cabin enthusiasts across the state. In May, Gallagher and Christiansen will open another branch of the store in Cook, MN—an opening that takes .

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If you go …

What: Lake Home & Cabin Show

Where: Minneapolis Convention Center

When:

• Friday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Lake Lodge and Cabin will conduct its seminar at 3 p.m. on the Cabin Life Magazine Stage.)
• Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Lake Lodge and Cabin will conduct its seminar at 2 p.m. on the Cabin Life Magazine Stage.)

Admission:

• Adults: $10
• Youth 5 to 15: $4
• Under 5: Free