GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park
The Largest Exhibit of Live Animals in the Eastern Upper Peninsula
GarLyn Zoo is home to hundreds of native North American Animals including, Alligator, Badgers, Fox, Wolves, Whitetail deer, Black Bear, Cougar, River Otter, as well as exotic animals from around the world, African Lions, Hyena, Warthog, Siberian Tigers, Syrian Brown Bear (Grizzly), Patagonian Cavy, Kangaroo, Binturong, Ring-tailed Lemur, Camel, Reindeer, Sika Deer, Sulcata Tortoise just to name a few. The zoo was started in 1994 on US-2 in
Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. Located just 6 miles
east of Naubinway and only 40 minutes west of the Mackinac
Bridge. The zoo is a small intimate family run zoo
nestled in the mature pine forests on the
northern most shores of Lake
Michigan. We offer a child friendly atmosphere and
people friendly animals. You will
enjoy the natural wooded appeal of mature pine trees and
cedar mulched trails. You will see,
learn about and enjoy animals from
all over the world.
Stop at GarLyn Zoo and take a walk on the
wild side, enjoy live animals up close.
About the Zoo and it's Owners ![]() My wife Lynn and I were both residents of lower Michigan for most of our
lives. I was born, raised and grew up in Marine City a small town in Michigan's
thumb north of Detroit. I went to collage at L.S.S.U. in Sault Ste. Marie and
fell in love with the U.P. My wife Lynn moved around a bit as she was growing
up seeing a lot of Michigan. She lived in Rochester, Alpena, Grand Rapids,
Dearborn and more. Her parents had a cabin in Naubinway on the Hiawatha
Sportsman's Club and we would vacation in the Upper Peninsula every chance we
could. For many years we both had dreamed of living in Michigan's Upper
Peninsula and in 1993 we bit the bullet, sold our home in St. Clair and set out
for the American dream of owning our own business.
In 1999 our Nephew Matt also got tired of the big city life in lower Michigan and moved to the U.P. joining us as our right hand man. Here he is working on building the cougar den.
Matt was a big part of the zoo for 14 years and helped to build many of the enclosures as well as helping to care for the animals. Sadly Matt passed away in October of 2014. Rest in peace Matt. In 2013 our daughter Mary moved back to the U.P. and began working at the zoo. She has taken a big roll in running the zoo and overseeing day to day operations for the last 12 year. As Lynn and I are getting older she has taken over the major operations of the zoo now.
GarLyn Zoo Videos You
may enjoy a look at some of your favorite animals as well
as some humorous videos in the GarLyn Zoo video collection from
over the years. Check out some of our videos on YouTube.
If you would like to look at some of the oldest videos you can still see them HERE We now post everything on Facebook. Join us on Facebook/garlynzoo
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