Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Athens, Michigan?...............
Who knew?
Well, they have sewers in Michigan.
At least they have one.
From time to time alligators are found in Wisconsin, in particular down around Kenosha.
This doesnt seems to make a lot of sense unless little Snappy McGee is doing some training for the animal olympics marathon team.
The earliest reports of some really large (12’+) are suspected to be escapees from circus trains when the circuses would often take time off in Baraboo.
But that was a long time ago even for an alligator.
The more recent ones seem to be someone from Chicago taking their 4-5’ bathtub pet to “the wilderness” of Wisconsin and letting it go.
Theres no way of knowing how many just freeze to death but from time to time a live one is found by a deer hunter or someone else exploring the swampy area down there.