Lake Superior Zoological Gardens (Duluth Zoo) in United States


Lake Superior Zoological Gardens (Duluth Zoo)
Typezoo
Owner
Closed down1976
Address 7210 Fremont Street
Place Duluth
Region Minnesota
Country United States
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2011-03-08
Latest document update2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

Lake Superior Zoological Gardens (Duluth Zoo), located at 7210 Fremont Street, in Duluth, United States . Lake Superior Zoological Gardens (Duluth Zoo) closed down in 1976.


Comments / picturesThe zoo\'s only elephant was purchased sometime between the 1920s-1930s; contradicting dates are found. The female Asian elephant Bessie was reported to often wander off zoo property before the perimeter fence was built. The 49 year old animal passed away in 1976. The zoo\'s elephant house was a WPA project of the 1920s. In 1990, the former elephant building was tranformed into a new Polar Shores exhibit, providing habitats for harbor seals, river otters, snowy owls, arctic fox, and polar bears.

The institutions name was changed from 'Duluth Zoo' to Lake Superior Zoological Gardens' in 1988.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Lake Superior Zoological Gardens (Duluth Zoo), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1916. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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