DeYoung Family Zoo

05/29/2026

05/25/2026

🇺🇸🐾 WE ARE OPEN TODAY! 🐾🇺🇸

Come celebrate Memorial Day with us at the DeYoung Family Zoo! ☀️🦁🐻

Spend your holiday making memories with amazing animals, daily encounters, educational programs, and outdoor family fun in the beautiful Upper Peninsula. 🌲

🐯 Big cats
🐺 Wolves
🦌 Deer encounters
🐐 Farmyard fun
🐻 Bear program
📸 Tons of photo opportunities

✨ Meet some of our newest family members during our animal encounter programs throughout the day! 🐾

🕙 Open today 10am–5pm Central
🎟️ Encounters & programs included with admission
🚗 Free parking

⚠️ Due to the weather, Wallace the hippo and Mighty Mac the giraffe are not available on exhibit just yet. We will post updates as soon as they are available.

Happy Memorial Day everyone ❤️🤍💙
We hope you spend the day making unforgettable memories with family, friends, and animals! 🐾

05/23/2026

☀️🦁 TODAY’S THE DAY! 🐾🎉

OPENING DAY is finally here at the DeYoung Family Zoo!

The gates are open, the animals are ready, and another WILD summer adventure begins TODAY! 🌲🐻🐺

Come spend your day:
🦌 Feeding and meeting amazing animals
🐻 Watching our famous bear program
🐺 Hearing the wolves howl
🐯 Seeing the big cats up close
🐐 Laughing at goat chaos and farmyard fun
📸 Making unforgettable family memories

There’s something special about Opening Day…
The excitement, the fresh summer air, the sounds of the zoo coming back to life, and families starting traditions that last a lifetime. ❤️

📍 About 1 hour north of Green Bay & 1 hour south of Escanaba
🕙 Open 10am–5pm Central
🎟️ Daily encounters & educational programs included with admission
🚫 Closed Tuesdays

⚠️ Due to the weather, Wallace the hippo and Mighty Mac the giraffe are not available on exhibit just yet. We will post an update as soon as they are available to visit.

Grab the family, hit the road, and come celebrate the start of summer with us! 🌞🐾

05/22/2026

☀️🦁 OPENING WEEKEND IS HERE! 🐻🦒
The wait is over… summer officially starts THIS WEEKEND at the DeYoung Family Zoo!

Kick off your Memorial Weekend making memories with:
🐾 Daily animal encounters
🐺 Wolf presentations
🐻 Bear feeding shows
🦌 Whitetail deer experiences
🐯 Big cat feedings
🦦 Up-close moments with amazing animals
🌲 A full day of outdoor family adventure in the Upper Peninsula!

From tiny paws to giant jaws, the zoo is waking up and ready for another WILD summer season. Whether you’re continuing a family tradition or visiting for the very first time — this is the perfect weekend to come explore, learn, laugh, and make unforgettable memories together.

📍 Located about 1 hour north of Green Bay & 1 hour south of Escanaba
🕙 Open daily Memorial Weekend through Labor Day
🚫 Closed Tuesdays
🎟️ Free parking
🐾 Daily encounters & educational programs included with admission

There’s just something magical about opening weekend… the fresh air, the sounds of the animals, kids exploring with excitement, and the start of another summer of adventure.

Grab the family, pack the camera, and come Go WILD with us this Memorial Weekend! 🌞🐾

05/15/2026

Where the wild still feels wild ✨
Quiet moments, soft footsteps, and untamed beauty captured in motion at the DeYoung Family Zoo 🐾🌿

05/11/2026

WOW… what an incredible Spring Opening Weekend at the DeYoung Family Zoo 💛

Even with chilly temperatures, overcast skies, and a little rain, this was our BEST SPRING opening weekend ever 🐾 and we are honestly overwhelmed with gratitude.

To all the families, mothers, grandmothers, returning visitors, and especially the SO many first-time guests who chose to spend Mother’s Day weekend with us… thank you. Seeing so many smiling faces, excited kids, and families making memories together reminded us exactly why we do this.

While some of our animals chose to stay cozy inside due to the cooler spring weather, we were beyond excited to introduce many of our newest little family members during our hands-on encounters — including our kangaroo joey, baby pine martens, serval kitten, and more 🦘🐾

Guests also enjoyed up-close animal experiences, educational programs, deer feeding, and special moments that make the zoo such a unique experience for families of all ages.

This weekend meant the world to our family and staff. Your support allows us to continue caring for hundreds of animals while creating meaningful wildlife connections, education, and memories that last a lifetime.

And this is only the beginning…

We cannot WAIT to see what the summer season brings ☀️🐻🦒

Thank you for helping us kick off the 2026 season in the best way possible.
— The DeYoung Family Zoo Family 💛
Check out these amazing photos taken over the weekend by a long time, visitor and friend of the zoo 💖

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms, grandmas, bonus moms, and animal moms out there 💐🐾

Today we celebrate the women who make life a little softer, a little stronger, and a whole lot more wild 💛

See you at the zoo today!
And don’t forget kids… bring your mom to the DeYoung Family Zoo and Mom gets in FREE today when visiting with her children 🦒✨

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at the DeYoung Family Zoo & Critter Connections 💕

04/29/2026

When it’s your turn to watch the babies…
and nobody told the babies 😭🦦💨

It’s not one.
It’s ALL of them.
At the same time.

Put one back… three more show up…
I am not winning 😂

Come meet the chaos of otter life for yourself at Critter Connections 🐾
www.crittersconnections.com 💛

04/29/2026

You weren’t expecting
live-action Hungry Hungry Hippo
on your 2026 bingo card…

but there it is—
waiting for you at the DeYoung Family Zoo
in Wallace, Michigan 🦛🥕

Some things you just have to experience for yourself. 💛

Did you enjoy these throw back baby photos of little Wallace the hippo 🦛 ❓
Drop a heart ♥️ below ⬇️
Drop a lettuce 🥬 if you have fed this handsome boy 💖
He has grown a lot since these photos come and see him this summer at the DeYoung family zoo