New date, attractions bring different audience to MIC

_{By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer
Posted Apr. 29, 2013 @ 12:01 am}

So how did the 56th annual Minnesota Inventors Congress Invention and Idea Show go?

"You mean, except for Friday?" laughed Deb Hess, Director of Inventor Services.

Yes, there was that awkward blizzard that hit the state just as many of the inventors were heading to the Redwood Area Community Center.

"Thursday night we couldn't help but be concerned, but we had to keep moving forward," said Hess.

"On Friday, it was obvious the weather was affecting our attendance. On Friday morning, you could have shot a cannonball down the main aisle without hitting anyone.

"However, there were no no-shows from the inventors. Every inventor and consultant was there. The intellectual property law clinic was the only vendor not able to be there."

"Several schools that had planned to be there Friday cancelled because they had no school that day, but the kids made up for it on Saturday. A lot of them came on their own with their families," said Hess.  Click here to read the entire article!