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Southwick's Zoo, New England's Largest Zoo, is a privately owned and seasonally operated zoological park spanning 300 acres in Mendon, Massachusetts, United States. The zoo was established in 1963 and has been under the management of the Southwick and Brewer families since its inception. [ 4 ]
Southwick's Zoo in Mendon is currently Massachusetts's largest zoo. The Mendon Twin Drive-In , one of only three drive-in theaters in Massachusetts, is located in Mendon. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
The Animal Game: Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674737341. OCLC 946906577. Flank, Lenny (2021). The Zoo Tourist: Visiting America's Zoos and Aquariums. Red and Black Publishers. ISBN 9781610011440. OCLC 1400972328. Nyhuis, Allen W. (2008).
Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,232 at the 2020 census , [ 1 ] down from 9,502 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The zoo is located in the northeast portion of Franklin Park, Boston's largest park and the last component of the city's famed Emerald Necklace. [1] The zoo was opened to the public in 1912, and managed by the City of Boston until 1958, when the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) began management. Under the MDC's control, the zoo opened ...
The New England Aquarium is a nonprofit organization located in Boston, Massachusetts.The species exhibited include harbor and northern fur seals, California sea lions, African and southern rockhopper penguins, giant Pacific octopuses, weedy seadragons, and thousands of saltwater and freshwater fishes.
Southwick Beach State Park is a New York State park that lies along an unusual stretch of sandy beach on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The park is 464 acres (188 ha) in size with a 3,500 foot (1,100 m) length of beach, and is visited annually by about 100,000 people. [ 1 ]
The zoo was created by Henry and Joan Lupa, who emigrated from Poland in the 1960s. They purchased a farm in Ludlow, and housed a small collection of animals. Originally, Henry Lupa started a landscaping company and then a construction company, but eventually decided to open a zoo, as local families would often come visit the animals on their farm.