Wildlife Encounters

GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park in Naubinway, Michigan is a family-run zoo on US-2 with tigers, cougars, camels, and native wildlife on a wooded 30-acre property

We weren’t trying to see elk. We called ahead to the Elk’s Lodge in Gaylord, Michigan hoping to stay the night, and it turned out to be sitting right next to a genuine elk herd. Here’s what we found, plus what’s changed at Elk View Park since our visit.