Freshwater Clam shells Michigan
by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Freshwater Clam shells Michigan
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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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
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