Clark's Trading Post

Greene's Basin Girl · 08-04-2010, 09:26 AM

I wanted to let you know about the nice time our family had at Clark's Trading Post last Saturday. We tend to never leave the lake, but when my husbands family visits they like to go somewhere at least once. We have bears in our yard frequently, but when they visit the bears never come around. I suggested we go to Clark's so they could at least see some bears.

The bear show at Clark's was really entertaining. They spent a great deal of time educating all us spectator's about the bears. They started training bears in 1939. The bears appeared very healthy. They were feeding them bunches of carrots between shows. They said a bear in the wild lives 3-5 years. They have had bears live decades longer. I know some people think it's inhumane to have bears in shows, but I believe Clark's must be treating them well if they have been in business for over 60 years.

In the past someone on the forum suggested that the Squam Lakes Science Center would be a better place to go. The science center is a great place also. I do remember a time though when a toddler got to close to the bobcats cage at the center and was bitten. The two bobcats were then killed to check for rabies.

08-04-2010, 09:26 AM	#1
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	Clark's Trading Post I wanted to let you know about the nice time our family had at Clark's Trading Post last Saturday. We tend to never leave the lake, but when my husbands family visits they like to go somewhere at least once. We have bears in our yard frequently, but when they visit the bears never come around. I suggested we go to Clark's so they could at least see some bears. The bear show at Clark's was really entertaining. They spent a great deal of time educating all us spectator's about the bears. They started training bears in 1939. The bears appeared very healthy. They were feeding them bunches of carrots between shows. They said a bear in the wild lives 3-5 years. They have had bears live decades longer. I know some people think it's inhumane to have bears in shows, but I believe Clark's must be treating them well if they have been in business for over 60 years. In the past someone on the forum suggested that the Squam Lakes Science Center would be a better place to go. The science center is a great place also. I do remember a time though when a toddler got to close to the bobcats cage at the center and was bitten. The two bobcats were then killed to check for rabies.