Just visited here last month, saw on reddit people were talking about how this is a bad place so came to look at the reviews.

Someone complained how the animals were all sleeping and looked sad or bored. I've been to zoos in Massachusetts and Florida, and this was the first time I've ever seen a tiger awake! Also most of the animals were awake when I went, besides the lions, otters, and a bobcat from what I remember. I'm not sure why a lot of bad reviews are about the animals being asleep. A simple Google search will tell you all you need to know.

• Tigers sleep from 18-20 hours a day.

• Lions sleep from 16-20 hours a day.

• Otters sleep around 11 hours a day.

Zoos have animals living and residing there, meaning they.. live and reside there. They sleep and laze about in the wild, too.

I do hope more people come with an open mind, understanding just because an animal isn't hyperactive it's abused. A quick online research will tell you more about little known daily habits of animals.

Another complaint I saw a few times was about a lion stumbling around. The lion is 19, lions live on average 8-16 years in the wild. It's old.

Someone else complained about the parking lot looking like a car junk yard. Aroostook county's prized Nothern Maine Fair has a grass field that turns to thick mud when it's been rainy for a parking lot. This is Maine, lots of places are small town-y. I like it that way, personally.

For the people who complained about the size, it complies with state laws according to the owners. So, take that up with the state. I've been to other zoos and I've seen some have the same sizes as well.

And, for people who seem to care so much about how depressed the animals look, I'm not sure that's a valid point. Aren't we all gawking and staring at animals in cages anyway? I'm on middle grounds with zoos, I think animals should be free, sometimes people can mistreat animals, but lots of zoos help animals properly while caring for them, donate to organizations that help animals, some even breed endangered animals, etc. We've got to give some credit. A place where wild animals meant to be wild are kept is always going to seem sad, but from what I saw in my visit they seemed fine. I do think some cages should be better, but that's really up to the state to fix.

Someone complained the camel rides for $7 for a one minute ride was too much. What! Bigger zoos charge way more for animal interactions. Also, for humors sake, all the people saying the animals aren't cared for, why would we want the camels to have to ride people around longer! Kept the line time short, which with a 3 year old I really appreciate we got a turn without her getting impatient.

I feel like this place could get bigger and make better enclosures for the animals, but it needs income to do so! Bad reviews aren't helping, especially ones that don't understand animals aren't going to be some kind of show, zoos aren't circuses. Lots of animals take frequent rests and naps, and live out their lives.

I saw a cute cat all curled up sleeping. A tiger played with a butterfly for a second, adorable. My daughter fed ducks, goats and some deer too. We got a giant snake plushie for only $15, I've always wanted them as a kid but I remember they were around $30 at other places. We had fun, I like the small town feeling. Didn't get to go on the rides, we were short on time & a long drive ahead. Overall we really enjoyed our visit.