Pearl Farm Stay & Pearl Shopping in Tennessee

Christmas is Coming! Let's go shop for pearls for our holiday and birthday presents this year!! 

The Trip

The $499 investment includes three nights accommodation in a cabin on Kentucky Lake,  October 19-22, 2023. We will have a welcome cook out dinner on the 19th! And, on the 20th, we will tour the US Pearl Farm with our presenter, Bob Keats! Harvest an American pearl! Learn all about US pearl farming. And then enjoy a fabulous BBQ lunch!! We are going to have an amazing time!!

There will be opportunities to shop at the US Pearl Company on both the 20th and 21st! This is a wholesale supplier of pearls. They are under new management and we will receive 50% off all marked prices on their jewelry! (Although they will have some extra deals at a greater discount, too!!)

You will be shopping wholesale, just like The Pearl Girls!!

More, More, More

Optional things to do in the area... Do a tour of Lorretta Lynns Dude Ranch Museum and Patsy Clines Crash Site. Or, we have an option to travel out on a pontoon boat on Kentucky Lake. ($25 pp additional)

You are also welcome to explore the artifact of the Pearl Farm and shop at their exclusive jewelry store.

Here is everything you need to know!

We had a fabulous trip April 8 -11, 2021 again on July 7-10, 2022. Now it is time for our 2023 trip... good friends, lots of laughs and some Christmas shopping! 

Arrive on your own October, 19th. Enjoy a dinner the 19th. Stay in a cabin the 19th - the 22nd. Learn more about US pearls on the pearl presentation on the 20th. Shop for wholesale pearls on the 20th and 21st. Head home at your leisure on the 22nd!

Come stay at a pearl farm with me! 

As you know, I travel all over the world buying pearls from international pearl farms. Over the years, I have invited some of you to come with me. And, we have had a ball! Fiji, French Polynesia, Australia, Mexico and Vietnam... we have gone to some amazing places for pearls. Well, COVID grounded us in 2020. And 2021 things didn't look much better ... but, we had an amazing time! I have our next international destinations planned but maybe you want to start with something closer... what about a trip to Tennessee? You see, a man by the name of John Latendresse started a pearl farm on Kentucky Lake outside of Camden, TN in the early 1980s. He enjoyed success as a pearl farmer but, over time, the US market couldn’t compete with the international pearl trade. He sold the pearl farm to Bob Keats who now uses it as an opportunity to teach others about the rich history of pearl farming in Tennessee!

Bob Keats will lead our presentation at the pearl farm!

We will be staying in cabins on the property of the pearl farm. 

 

I’ve Never Heard

You may have never heard of this pearl farm in Tennessee! It is a little hidden gem right here in the south! To learn more, see this episode on America’s Heartland!

 

We will be traveling on Thursday, October 19th. Find your own way to Camden! We will meet up the evening of the 19th and stay in one of Bob’s cabins overlooking Kentucky Lake! Since we will all be arriving at different times, and from all over, we will meet up for a cook out on the evening of the 19th! If you cant make it until the 20th, no problem, although we cannot offer a price adjustment. And we will love to have you make it for the pearl presentation, happening around 10AM.

*If you can’t make it, let me know if you want to place a special order! *

Pearls in the USA

Protege

On the afternoon of the 20th, or anytime on the 21st, we have been invited on another pearl excursion!  John Latendresse’s protege, James Peach, started his own pearl and shell company, The US Pearl Company. Today James Peach works in Tennessee and abroad importing and selling pearls. He also has his own stash of amazing American pearls. Although he only sells wholesale, I have gotten special permission for us to shop at the Peach showroom so you, too, can enjoy wholesale prices!

James Peach has recently passed away but his staff still welcomes us with open arms!

We will shop and learn more about the US Pearl Company on the 20th or 21st (or, both days! It is up to you!!)

On the 22nd, we will part ways and make our journey home! 

Here is an example of one of the cabins!

Everyone is welcome. We can enjoy a large cabin together or you can enjoy and intimate night in a cabin on your own, all for the same price! Let me know if you have a special request.

Let’s Do It

The investment is $499 per person. This includes three night accommodations in a cabin on Kentucky Lake,  October 19-22. This also includes dinner on the 19th and a visit to the US Pearl Company showroom on October 20th and 21st. (with special Pearl Girls wholesale access!).

Need more info? I will be happy to chat with you and answer any questions you might have!

Best,

India