Birdsong Resort, Marina, Museum, and Freshwater Pearl Farm - Unique Freshwater Pearl Farm Museum and Tour in Tennessee

Harvesting Fresh Water Pearls in the Only Freshwater Pearl Farm in N. AmericaStore this angel in big sizeThe Birdsong Resort amid in Camden, Tennessee offers a admirable abode to go canoeing and camping, but aswell offers something that no added resort in North America has-a different freshwater fair acreage building and guided tour.

School's out and abounding parents accept time off plan for a few days. It's vacation time.

The Birdsong Resort amid in Camden, Tennessee offers a admirable abode to go canoeing and camping, but aswell offers something that no added resort in North America has-a different freshwater fair acreage building and guided tour.

Bob Keast, the buyer of the acreage and resort, is the bout adviser that is not alone knowledgeable, but absorbing as well. He uses funny analogies and belief to explain how chaplet are produced, as able-bodied as a show-and-tell access that allows visitors to handle the admirable shells and gems.

There are several abate tours available, but the admired is the "deluxe" bout that includes a Southern-style barbecue bologna and cruise to the berth to attestant the actualization of able chaplet from a mussel.

Cameras, provided by Mr. Keast, beam endlessly as the diver, in abounding garb, climbs out of the baptize and assimilate the boat, casting the abundant bag with the "catch of the day," assimilate the dock. He again removes his accessory and invites guests to ask questions while "shucking" his harvest.

The advantage may or may not acknowledge "natural" pearls, but anon Bob and the fair acreage administrator retrieve a bassinet of mussels that accommodate the "cultured" chaplet that accept been growing in the river.

These mussels are the ones built-in with a "seed" in a highly-secretive process. Bob artlessly states that it involves aperture the mollusk and again implanting a area of carapace or tissue shaped the way the fair is desired. The tiny abominable that lives central the carapace again busily secretes a actuality alleged "nacre" over the berry which forms the pearl. It takes about 5 years to aftermath the small, uniquely-shaped chaplet that the Birdsong Resort and Pearl Farm are acclaimed for. They leave the acceptable annular chaplet to added farms, back Americans accept accurate to adopt teardrops, hearts, and added shapes.

"Imagine how harder our job is!" Bob exclaims with an abstract sigh. "We accept to KNOW what women will ambition in 5 years! Will they ambition hearts, teardrops, squares, triangles, or some added shape? Smiles, chuckles, and compassionate looks ensue-especially from the men of the group.

Originally founded by John R. Latendresse (1925-2000) as one of eight pilot acreage locations in 1979, all abundance measures eventually narrowed to the one area in Birdsong Creek due to the accomplished baptize conditions. John and his wife Chessie, had attempted for abounding years to acclimate the Japanese address to our built-in waters, and breed of mussels. 1984 was the aboriginal year a advantageous autumn was accomplished. "That's why everybody's not fair farmers," Keast explains afterwards a abbreviate history review. "How would you like to delay 5 years to accomplish a accumulation afterwards such an investment of time and money? People were adage that it couldn't be done. Mr. Latendresse accepted them wrong."

The Tennessee River Pearl Farm has been featured in a array of civic publications and television broadcasts-including the National Geographic and CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood.

This allure is a allotment of the top 25 most-visited attractions according to letters appear by the State of Department of Tennessee Tourism.

Gudies tours are accessible from April-November.

For added information, alarm 731-584-7880, 800-225-7469 or appointment the website at www.TennesseeRiverPearls.com or www.BirdsongResort.com



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The Birdsong Resort amid in Camden, Tennessee offers a admirable abode to go canoeing and camping, but aswell offers something that no added resort in North America has-a different freshwater fair acreage building and guided tour.

For added information, alarm 731-584-7880, 800-225-7469 or appointment the website at www.TennesseeRiverPearls.com or www.BirdsongResort.com

731.584.7880 - General Info/Guide Service/Rentals
800.225.7469 - Reservations/Boat Sales/Pearl Tours
731.584.3625 - Fax
731.584.1996 - Bob's Residence
615.351.2628 - Bob's Personal Cell with Voice Mail Box
731.584.0230 - Marina Ship's Store

255 Marina Road - 9 Miles North of Exit 133 on I-40 Camden, Tennessee 38320-9699