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Published March 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Home, Remodeling & Garden Show


Dana and Bob Amundson of St. Croix Granite and Quartz, left, are neighbors to Erika Soukeep and Dave Breitenfield of the St. Croix Companies, right, in the building at 573 County A in the town of Hudson. The two businesses were also side-by-side at the Home Show. St. Croix Companies is a Kirby vacuum cleaner business. Photos by Randy Hanson

  • Dana and Bob Amundson of St. Croix Granite and Quartz, left, are neighbors to Erika Soukeep and Dave Breitenfield of the St. Croix Companies, right, in the building at 573 County A in the town of Hudson. The two businesses were also side-by-side at the Home Show. St. Croix Companies is a Kirby vacuum cleaner business. Photos by Randy Hanson
  • Mike Derrick, a North Hudson resident, was available to talk about Derrick Companies’ home remodeling services. He said remodeling continued throughout the recession and new home construction is beginning to pick up.
  • Aaron Fischer used a small glass-enclosed fireplace, fueled by a bio gel in a can, to attract show-goers to the Freier’s Electric & Heating display. Freier’s is based in Ellsworth with locations in Hudson and Lake City, Minn. Its Hudson store is located at 1600 Maxwell Drive, on the south side of Hanley Road, east of Carmichael Drive. Information about the business’s products and services is available online at www.freiers.com.
  • John Kalmon of Cairn Collaborative, an architectural firm, displayed a model of a green home that will be built along the St. Croix River in North Hudson. A cairn is a mound of stones erected as a landmark along a path. Kalmon’s office is located in the lower level of the Archovations Inc. building at 701 Second St. in Hudson.