West Tennessee Represented At Fan Fair

West Tennessee attraction Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour "steps up to the plate" with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development in a promotional effort during Nashville's annual Fan Fair. The four-day CMA (Country Music Association) Music Fest June 9-12 with artist/fan interaction, autograph signings, photo opportunities, more than seventy hours of concerts, family activities and more. (Photo: WEST TENNESSEE REPRESENTED - Bob Keast (left), owner of the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour and Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground in Camden stops briefly from the Fan Fair crowds for a pose with State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development West Tennessee Marketing and Public Relations Director Marty Marbry (right). Bob spent two days distributing Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl literature (complete with a sample nuclei), Birdsong Resort brochures, and the new 2005 Magic Valley publication. The Magic Valley Attractions brochure is a cooperative effort between WRJB – WFWL Community Broadcasting Group, The Camden Chronicle – Magic Valley Publishing, and HeavyWeight Promotions promoting the Benton County and surrounding area known as the Magic Valley.)

Attracting more than 130,000 fans annually from around the world, CMA's Music Festival is steeped in more than three decades of Fan Fair tradition. Since Fan Fair was born in 1972, Country Music fans have poured into Nashville, Tenn., traveling from around the globe to see their favorite artists perform, to get that coveted autograph and to create lifelong memories.

Bob Keast, owner of the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour and Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground, says, "It's always my pleasure to be any where, to tell any body about our unique attraction and Western Tennessee. What a grand opportunity awaits with over 100,000 unique visitors pouring into Tennessee for this event. It sounds like a 'command performance' to me."

The Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour attracts over 300,000 visitors annually ranking them at #24 in the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development's 2003 Most-Visited Attractions. The only freshwater pearl-culturing operation in the North American continent's guided tour is an inter-active educational experience for all ages.

The facility's museum, farm, and jewelry showroom is open year around, seven days a week. Walk-in tourists may visit the museum, view a short video presentation, and shop the freshwater pearl jewelry from the Tennessee River and all over the world. Guided tours are by advance reservations only, operate Monday through Friday April through October.

Conveniently located 9.2 miles north of I-40 off exit 133, the farm is nestled in the Birdsong Creek embayment on the scenic Tennessee River's Beautiful Kentucky Lake at Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground. The attraction touts its off-the-beaten-path motif, luring the fast-paced world into its wiles of relaxation and discovery.

For more information about the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm and Tour visit www.TennesseeRiverPearls.com or call 800-225-7469.