Posted: 7/6/2014 10:15:00 AM EDT
| The wife said the other day my son asked to go to the zoo again. Two years ago we took them to Potters Park in Lansing and it was a good trip the kids really liked it. So I was just wondering if there are other Zoos in Michigan that people have been to that you recommend? |
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Theirs a smaller one by Birch Run that was pretty cool. Actually,here ya go.This has all the zoos here. I went to this one when I was young. |
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Just a FYI Binder Park Zoo is a "weapons free zone". I don't see zoos listed as prohibited places under MCL 28.425o. Is Binder Park a privately owned zoo with a "no guns" policy? Because if it is owned by state or local government, they are preempted, and cannot ban firearms. |
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Just a FYI Binder Park Zoo is a "weapons free zone". Is Binder Park a privately owned zoo with a "no guns" policy? Yes. There's no legal weight to those policies. Yes, you are legally trespassing by ignoring the signs, but that is the extent of it. If they make your carry, just leave when they ask you to and nothing should come of it. |
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I like the Birch Run zoo best. We went there last month and got lucky, the owner was walking through and talking about the different animals and playing with many of them. The white tiger was trying to play with him like a house cat and the male lion ran right over and layed down to be petted like a dog. The African porcupines weren't out when my boys were looking for them so he went inside their cage and called the one out, it came right out to him. They had baby cows, pygmy goats and a baby miniature horse for the kids to pet. Its right down the road from from Frankenmuth and if you pick the day you can hit the Birch Run gun show too. |
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I like the Birch Run zoo best. We went there last month and got lucky, the owner was walking through and talking about the different animals and playing with many of them. The white tiger was trying to play with him like a house cat and the male lion ran right over and layed down to be petted like a dog. The African porcupines weren't out when my boys were looking for them so he went inside their cage and called the one out, it came right out to him. They had baby cows, pygmy goats and a baby miniature horse for the kids to pet. Its right down the road from from Frankenmuth and if you pick the day you can hit the Birch Run gun show too. Cool. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Ive seen the signs but never paid much attention. Have to make it a stop. We are Detroit Zoo members. Really enjoy going there. A lot nicer than when I went there as a kid. All the Oakland/Macomb Co tax dollars have helped. We attend a lot of the special events there also. Halloween is fun. We've also been to the Cindy Lou Zoo in Roscommon. Pretty nice. Worth it if your up that way but wouldn't make a special trip. If you are up that way, hit the Ogemaw Deer Park (north of West Branch) also. Its free admission. Just pay for feed. |
| I am a Detroit Zoo member and grew up 2 miles from the Zoo. It actually resides in multiple Cities including Huntington Woods and Royal Oak. I was not aware that it was located also in Pleasant Ridge but all the cities come together at the Zoo location. It is not staffed as well as the Toledo Zoo but I think the layout is better. I just visited the Toledo Zoo this weekend and I do agree it is a very nice zoo . The Detroit zoo also includes the Zoo on Belle Isle, so if you are a member you have access to both. My little boys enjoy the zoo, so the family membership is well wort the price. |
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Quoted: Cool. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Ive seen the signs but never paid much attention. Have to make it a stop. We are Detroit Zoo members. Really enjoy going there. A lot nicer than when I went there as a kid. All the Oakland/Macomb Co tax dollars have helped. We attend a lot of the special events there also. Halloween is fun. We've also been to the Cindy Lou Zoo in Roscommon. Pretty nice. Worth it if your up that way but wouldn't make a special trip. If you are up that way, hit the Ogemaw Deer Park (north of West Branch) also. Its free admission. Just pay for feed. Quoted: Quoted: I like the Birch Run zoo best. We went there last month and got lucky, the owner was walking through and talking about the different animals and playing with many of them. The white tiger was trying to play with him like a house cat and the male lion ran right over and layed down to be petted like a dog. The African porcupines weren't out when my boys were looking for them so he went inside their cage and called the one out, it came right out to him. They had baby cows, pygmy goats and a baby miniature horse for the kids to pet. Its right down the road from from Frankenmuth and if you pick the day you can hit the Birch Run gun show too. Cool. Thanks for the heads up on that one. Ive seen the signs but never paid much attention. Have to make it a stop. We are Detroit Zoo members. Really enjoy going there. A lot nicer than when I went there as a kid. All the Oakland/Macomb Co tax dollars have helped. We attend a lot of the special events there also. Halloween is fun. We've also been to the Cindy Lou Zoo in Roscommon. Pretty nice. Worth it if your up that way but wouldn't make a special trip. If you are up that way, hit the Ogemaw Deer Park (north of West Branch) also. Its free admission. Just pay for feed. |