Clarksville’s very own Caledonia Forest is expanding their garden and home shopping center and conservation program. By the end of 2023, Clarksville residents will get to enjoy a variety of new experiences at Caledonia Forest. Their expansion will include a larger shopping and garden center, a wildlife museum, a bookstore and café, a petting zoo and wildlife education center, and their refined luxury restaurant that will be open for dinners.
Caledonia Forest’s founder, Linda Blackmoor, looks forward to expanding the experiences provided in Clarksville in addition to the conservation park in Dover. “With the abundance of chain restaurants and shopping centers, I think expanding creative shopping and eating experiences for those living in Clarksville is something long sought after by our residents.”
The dinner restaurant will have a rustic Scottish lodge atmosphere. Guests will be able to sit around a roaring fireplace and enjoy cuisine inspired by Blackmoor’s travels around the world. The wildlife museum will be a great source of education to learn more about Caledonia Forest’s efforts to conserve and protect woodland animals and forests. Their petting zoo and education program will host events and functions where guests will be able to visit with baby lemurs, bobcats, foxes, raccoons, opossums, squirrels, porcupine and so much more. Get up-close experiences with their wildlife ambassadors for all of their conservation species.
Blackmoor states, “When you give people the opportunity to see and learn about the animals in an intimate atmosphere, it motivates people to stand behind a cause that is dedicated to saving and protecting our local wildlife. I’ve personally been devastated by the loss of so much greenspace in our local communities and the displacement of our wildlife. I’m hoping to make a change in our community so that builders and developers stop stripping our lands down to the bones and preserve areas of woodland for our local wildlife to escape to.”
Their cafe and bookstore will be focused on cuisine that matches the enchanting forest theme known to Caledonia’s branding and will be serving quick bites for breakfast, lunch and dinner. These experiences will be located off Wilma Rudolph Boulevard. In the meantime, you can still shop and support their mission and all of the wonderful things they are bringing to the Clarksville community by visiting their home and garden shop at 2269 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Follow their Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/CaledoniaForest for more updates and opening dates on all of their upcoming ventures.