 The president's budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Learn how you can help at lptv.org slash action. Well for many the Bemidji JC's home sport and travel show is the kickoff for the spring and summer recreation season. Josh Peterson was there and shows us how this yearly event provides everyone an opportunity to see what's hot for outdoor fun each year. For 40 years the Bemidji JC's home sport and travel shows vendors have built the event center floors with booths and activities all promoting the latest and newest products. A large portion of those vendors are ones that specialize in outdoor recreation. Something that the JC's feel is a key factor for why people attend the show every year. This kind of helps you plan what you're going to do for the rest of your year. This kicks off our spring time so you can come on down here and get anything from hot tub to a boat for the summertime. Those who attend the Bemidji JC's home sport and travel show each year are looking to replace those winter blues with some spring and summertime greens. Checking out all the new products ranging from docks to pontoons to lawnmowers and bicycles. For vendors the home sport and travel show is an opportunity to do more than showcase products. It's also an opportunity to educate and do one-on-one trainings with customers. It's both. We educate the public on how great these bikes are because it's good for their health to ride one and to own one. But we are here to sell equipment. We try to sell as much equipment as we can. For those who are showcasing docks and watercraft it's also a time to educate the public on the important issues such as aquatic invasive species. Our products can potentially be the ones that move that type of invasive species. So we're trying to educate the public of correctly doing it too. Trade shows like the home sport and travel show can be critical to a seasonal business. For some this annual show kicks off their entire spring and summer season. This show is the beginning of our season. Until this show starts we're not thinking about bicycles and renting boats. When we come here we make the mental shift. Our season starts now. We start sports shows all the way back in January but it seems like the home sport and travel show is our biggest show because it's so close to summer. One thing is certain that after a show that showcases some of the best things Minnesota has to offer, spring fever was definitely in the air. But this week's Northwoods Adventure in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.