Garlyn Zoo

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (May 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Garlyn Zoo

Date opened	June 15, 1994
Location	Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
Coordinates	46°4′47.3″N 85°17′53.4″W / 46.079806°N 85.298167°W / 46.079806; -85.298167Coordinates: 46°4′47.3″N 85°17′53.4″W / 46.079806°N 85.298167°W / 46.079806; -85.298167
No. of animals	450
No. of species	125
Website	www.garlynzoo.com

The Garlyn Zoo is a zoo located in Mackinac County, Michigan. At 30 acres (12 ha), it is the largest zoo in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

History[]

The Garlyn Zoo was started when Gary and Lynn found some property for sale near Naubinway. They started the zoo with some animals that they had already been raising, like pot-bellied pigs, pygmy goats, pheasants, peacocks and sika deer. They lived in an unfinished garage for six years, and sold their truck to pay for food. Since then, the zoo has grown to contain animals that are larger and more exotic, including tigers, lions, a bear, many reptiles and amphibians, alpacas, a bison, hyenas, alligators, fruit bats, koi, cougars, bobcats, tortoises and much more.

Location[]

The zoo is located between Naubinway, Michigan, and Epoufette, Michigan, on US 2. It sits just across the roadway from Lake Michigan and its beaches.

Attractions[]

The zoo features cedar mulched trails through the mature forest, a souvenir shop and a snack bar. There is RV and bus parking. There is also a petting zoo.

Animals[]

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for geographic features. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (July 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Mammals[]

Birds[]

Reptiles and amphibians[]

Fish[]

• Koi

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

This article on a zoo, aquarium, safari park, dolphinarium, or aviary is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This Mackinac County, Michigan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t