Irish Hills Prehistoric Forest 1965 Michigan

For those of us who remember visiting Prehistoric Forest in the Irish Hills when we were kids, these images are interesting.

The photos in the gallery below were taken from a 1965 home movie film. They are not the best quality, but what's most interesting are the creatures that I do not recall.

There are many I remember seeing, like the T-Rex, some kind of Dodo bird creature, caveman, creepy tree, and other dinosaurs, but there are some I just didn't see at all.

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The ones seen in the gallery below that I don't remember seeing are some kind of giant parrot, a dinosaur skeleton, and a giant cobra snake. That snake is purty cool, and I know I would have remembered it! Maybe some of these broke down or had been removed by the time I took the mini-train through the forest.

I think I remember seeing the giant monster praying mantis...not sure, though.

Here's a fuzzy yet nostalgic trip back to your past. As one person said in the comments, “It's like a beautiful dream from childhood”.

It just might be for you, too.