BEULAH — An alpaca isn’t the first farm animal that comes to mind in northern Michigan, but a large herd of the gentle animals are making their mark in rural Benzie County. The Crystal Lake Alpaca ...

Gary and Sue LeMaitre breed the llama-like alpacas in corrals at their Ballville Township home. One of their newest alpacas is Niki, who celebrated her three-week birthday Friday and will be auctioned ...

UNITY, Maine (WABI) - The common person would never think about what an Alpaca could do. The fleece of these gentle and sometimes quirky animals produces sustainable clothing. For 20 years the owners ...

This is the place where the unique alpaca roams. It is just off the road going to the University of Massachusetts that is a city within itself; where the word zoo is used to describe social lives ...

Alpaca breeders get a chance to show what they’ve got at this year’s Woolfest at Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland. The new event, called the 2010 National Champions’ Alpaca Show, has been added to ...

• What: Alpacapalooza, with breeders, animals and vendors participating in two days of shows, competitions and sales of alpaca products. • When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stargazer Ranch Alpacas breeds some of the best alpacas in the business, and they do it from Loveland’s backyard on their 20-acre farm. Cynthia Fronk and John Heise didn’t begin their careers in ...

TEN SLEEP -- Meeting an alpaca up close and personal is quite the experience. Their adorable, sheep-like faces are almost comical. It's the fleece or fiber of the animal that is highly prized. A ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Alpacas are the smallest member of the ...

ADAMSVILLE — In 2008, Rebecca Camma was visiting a Suri Alpaca farm in North Carolina during the first National Alpaca Farm Days. Now, Camma said her farm holds the title of largest Suri Alpaca farm ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – It’s not unusual to see someone walking their pets down a downtown street. Some businesses even welcome the four-legged animals inside. But it’s more a of a head-turning sight to ...

When Ralph and Constance Stoklosa bought their Galloway Township property in 1999, they weren’t sure how they’d use its 10 acres, split between fields and woods. A few years later they saw a ...