Enjoy a 5-minute audio journey to the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm featuring Gina Latendresse, daughter of farm founder - John Latendresse (1925-2000); Farm Manager Don Nerren; and Bob Keast, current owner of the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour as well as its host location: Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground. The freshwater pearl-culturing operation is the only one of its kind in the North American continent.



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"A Pearl of a Tour" My Visit to the
Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm

- By Kristi Sayles.