The Lost Freshwater Pearl Michigan
by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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The Lost Freshwater Pearl Michigan
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Somewhere in the bottom of the lake the lost freshwater pearl sits waiting for a lucky diver to find it.
Did you know that bivalves are filter feeders, using their gills to capture particulate food such as phytoplankton from the water. In the early 1900s buttons were made in West Michigan from freshwater clam shells found in the Lakes and river bottoms. I also discovered that on a rare occasion they also contained a pearl. The shells used at that time came from the Hicory Nut, Pimple Back, Maple Leaf, Three Ridge, Muckett, Pocketbook, Black Sand Shell, mussels. Today to see these shells is rare, in fact it is illegal to have in your possession a Michigan bivalve of any sort...including the shell, or a PIECE Of a shell. Photo By LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLC.com
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September 23rd, 2014
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
Thank you Jenn Pointer For featuring The Lost Freshwater Pearl Michigan Somewhere in the bottom of the lake the lost freshwater pearl sits waiting for a lucky diver to find it. Did you know...
LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
Looking for the lost pearl on the lake bottom. In the early 1900s buttons were made in West Michigan from freshwater clam shells found in the Lakes and river bottoms. I also discovered that on a rare occasion they also contained a pearl. The shells used at that time came from the Hicory Nut, Pimple Back, Maple Leaf, Three Ridge, Muckett, Pocketbook, Black Sand Shell, mussels. Today to see these shells is rare, in fact it is illegal to have in your possession a Michigan bivalve of any sort...including the shell, or a PIECE Of a shell. Photo By LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLC.com
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