(517) 339-1762 1127 N Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48906 WEBSITE If you’re looking for a zoological paradise where you can purchase some pretty cool pets … Preuss Pets in Lansing’s Old town is the perfect place to peruse. Not only is it Michigan’s largest family owned pet store … Its probably on of the most awesome places you’ll ever go …
Gaylord City Elk Park
800-345-8621 E. Grandview Gaylord,MI 49735 WEBSITE You know … I’d never even heard of this herd … but now that I have … I “have” to show it to you. Shhh … I think they heard me. The Pigeon River State Forest just northeast of Gaylord is home to the only free-range elk herd in the entire Midwest. And, part …
Creature Conservancy, The
(734) 929-9324 4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 WEBSITE The creature conservancy is not a zoo … it’s not a nature center, and it’s not an animal park. It’s a wildlife education center that focuses on creating personal connections between people and some of the rarest and coolest animals you’ll ever see.
Oswald’s Bear Ranch
(906) 293-3147 13814 County Rd 407 (H-37), Newberry, MI 49868 www.oswaldsbearranch.com Season Attraction Closed 10/1 – 6/1 Call for hours When there’s no one left to care for a bear … where do they go? I’ll tell ya where … Oswald’s Bear Ranch … that’s where. Just north of Newbery in the Eastern UP is Oswald’s Bear Ranch … and …
Frankenmuth Dog Bowl
(800) 600-0105 www.dogfunfest.com Usually in Frankenmuth, beer and chicken are man’s best friends… but not the weekend we were there. That’s because that weekend Frankenmuth went to the dogs. It was the seventh annual Dog Bowl, and it’s the nation’s largest Olympics-style event for dogs. Every Memorial Day weekend thousands of humans from across the globe bring their best furry …
Detroit Zoo, The
Next we went to The Detroit Zoo to see an exhibit I had heard about and always wanted to see. I’m telling you right now, this exhibit is so incredible that whether you’re six or 106, you’ll BEARLY be able to contain yourself. It’s called the Arctic Ring of Life, and it’s North America’s largest polar bear exhibit. What’s also …