THE FREE EVENT WILL FEATURE FOOD
AND MUSIC.
>> Tati: WELL, ONE OF THE
GREATEST EXPERIENCES OF LIVING
IN MICHIGAN IS HEADING TO THE
LAKE AND COTTAGE.
OUR SPONSOR, COTTAGE AND LAKE
FRONT LIVING SHOW CAN HELP YOU
GET READY RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE JOINED BY THE SHOW MANAGER
JOHN BAKER, WHO IS AT THE
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE IN
NOVI, WHERE IT’S ALL ABOUT TO
GET UNDER WAY IN JUST A MATTER
OF HOURS.
GOOD MORNING, JOHN.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
WE’RE EXCITED.
WE BROUGHT SUMMER INDOORS
>> Tati: WE’RE EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT IT.
THIS SHOW IS HUGE.
GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT
PEOPLE WILL SEE THERE.
>> RIGHT SOME IF YOU ARE LOOKING
TO BUY, BUILD, RENOVATE,
DECORATE YOUR COTTAGE OR
LAKEFRONT HOME, THIS IS WHERE
YOU WANT TO BE THIS WEEKEND.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED
TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
IN MICHIGAN WE LOVE OUR SUMMERS,
AS YOU MENTIONED, AND WITH
11,000 INLAND O’ LAKES AND MORE
THAN 3,000 MILES OF LAKE SHORE,
WE HAVE BROUGHT IN EVERYTHING TO
HELP YOU MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR
SUMMER SOME WHETHER THAT IS AT A
VACATION PROPERTY, MAYBE IT’S
ALSO OUTDOOR AT THE LAKE THAT
YOU JUST WANT TONE JOY.
WE HAVE BROUGHT EXPERTS AND
SERVICES AND EXHIBITORS TOGETHER
THAT DO HAVE PRODUCTS FOR YOU TO
PURCHASE AND MAKE YOUR PLANS TO
MAKE THIS THE BEST SUMMER YET.
>> Tati: VERY EXCITING.
SO WHEN IS THE SHOW AND WHO
SHOULD ATTEND IN
>> SO I WILL TELL YOU, I
MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THAT WE
HAVE GOT A LOT OF EXHIBITORS
HERE THAT WILL HELP YOU
RENOVATE, IF YOU HAVE A COTTAGE
OR LAKEFRONT PROPERTY, OFTEN
THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH
THOSE, MAYBE IT’S A SEAWALL THAT
YOU NEED TO BUILD OR A DECK OR A
DOCK AREA.
WE HAVE EXPERTS THAT CAN
HANDICAP YOU BRING THAT.
SO IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS, IF YOU
HAVE A LIST OF SUMMER PROJECTS
NO GET THAT LAKEFRONT HOME READY
OR TO GET THAT CABIN READY, WE
WANT YOU TO TALK TO THE
EXHIBITORS THAT ARE HERE, FORYOU
LOVE BEING AT THE LAKE AND YOU
WANT TO SPEND BETTER TIME IN THE
WATER, THERE ARE BOSTON HERE, WE
HAVE STAND-UP BOARDS, KAYAKS, A
LOT OF WATER TOYS FOR PEOPLE TO
BE ABLE TO TAKE TO THEIR COTTAGE
AND LAKEFRONT HOMES, AND WE ALSO
HAVE A.T.V.s SIDE BY SIDE, A
LOT OF OUTDOOR ENTHUSE IMRASES E
LOVE WHAT THEY FIND HERE.
I KNOW THEY HIT THIS TABLE OF
FANTASTIC DECOR.
WE HAVE A COTTAGE ART SHOW THAT
PEOPLE CAN PERUSE, WALK THROUGH,
MAKE SOME CHANGE INSIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE A LAKEFRONT
MARKETPLACE.
SO WHETHER IT’S WEARABLES OR
MAYBE OTHER COTTAGE MICHIGAN
FOCUSED ITEM, WE HAVE THOSE IN
THE LAKEFRONT MARKETPLACE
>> Tati: THAT’S EXCITING.
NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
SEMINARS THAT I HEAR ABOUT.
WHAT DIED OF SEMINARS WILL BE
THERE, WILL BE AVAILABLE?
>> I WILL TELL YOU, A LOT HAS
CHANGED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU’RE FINDING
IS IT’S DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE
RENTAL, WHETHER YOU HAVE A
COTTAGE AND YOU WANT THE RENT
THAT OUT TO PEOPLE, OR MAYBE
YOU’RE LIKE MYSELF AND YOU WANT
TO HAVE SOME SUMMER RECTDALS
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR FAMILY, TAKE
YOUR FAMILY ON VACATION.
WE HAVE SOME SEMINARS THAT
ADDRESS BOTH THOSE TOPICS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, COTTAGE
OWNERS OFTEN WANT THE MAKE A
PLAN FOR THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT
SUCCESSION PLANNING CAN BE PUT
IN PLACE.
WE HAVE A LAWYER WHO IS HERE
THIS WEEKEND.
HE HAS A TABLE, AS WELL, BUT
HE’LL TALK TO YOU AND LEAD YOU
THROUGH A SEMINAR TO DISCUSS
WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEED
THE TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT
COTTAGE STAYS IN THE FAMILY
>> Tati: SOUNDS GREAT.
WE’RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME,
BUT HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PLAN THEIR
VISIT SO THEY GET THE MOST OUT
OF THE SHOW?
>> WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT FOR YOU TO
SEE AND DO.
WE HAVE GAME AREA.
WE HAVE THE SAND CASTLE AREA.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT TOGETHER
YOUR OWN BEACH FRONT FUN.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE GOT
A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU’RE
GOING TO WANT THE GET IN.
MAYBE IT IS A BOAT.
MAYBE YOU’LL TRY A STAND-UP
BOARD.
DRESS COMFORTABLEN PLAN TO ENJOY
SEVERAL HOURS AT THE SHOW.
BRING THAT PROJECT LIST.
WE’RE READY TO HELP YOU AT THE
COTTAGE AND LAKEFRONT LIVING
SHOW.
>> Tati: VERY EXCITING.
I HEAR THERE ARE FUN THINGS FOR
THE KIDS TO DO, AS WELL.
DAWN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SEE YOU OUTSIDE.
>> Tati: THE COTTAGE AND
LAKEFRONT SHOW GETS UNDER WAY AT
1:00 P.M. TODAY AND RUNS THROUGH
SUNDAY.
PLAN YOUR VISIT AND BUY TICKETS.
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