Finger Lakes Alpacas

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Finger Lakes Alpacas Alpaca farm! We specialize in exceptional alpacas and client service. Welcome to Finger Lakes Alpacas. Same great program, new Great Lake!

We're a family-owned and operated farm that took life in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region of Central New York State and recently relocated to Northeast Ohio. We are Polly and Ken Michaelis. Ken retired from the State of New York and Polly was a law librarian for a very large law firm in her former life. We first encountered alpacas in 1996 and our first purchases arrived in November of 1999 - we researched for a very long time (give a librarian a personal research project and she tends to go a bit overboard). We've grown to a healthy and happy herd of Huacayas numbering about 30 - give or take. Ken has enjoyed his time on "the hill" tinkering with pastures and fence lines - always adding additional pastures and tweeking fence lines. Polly retired from AOBA judging but is still available as an industry consultant. For those who wish to partake of a farm visit: we ask that you be understanding that this is our home as well as our business. Appointments are requested (even for those interested in sales and consultations). If you're more interested in a "pet the alpaca" visit, we've limited those to appointments to the first and third Saturdays of the month (please call well in advance to schedule your appointment).

Just another gorgeous week on the farm!
08/23/2026

Just another gorgeous week on the farm!

This week of happy on da farm!! Enjoy.
08/20/2026

This week of happy on da farm!! Enjoy.

This year’s Futurity bling has arrived! So proud of our intentionally small farm.
08/17/2026

This year’s Futurity bling has arrived! So proud of our intentionally small farm.

We are honored and even tickled pink to be awarded the Futurity 2026 Reserve Breeder of the Year Division I. We have mad...
08/04/2026

We are honored and even tickled pink to be awarded the Futurity 2026 Reserve Breeder of the Year Division I. We have made very deliberate choices as we finish our third decade in this amazing industry making our farm intentionally smaller and mightier. We are able to compete with and against some of the most ambitious breeding programs in the Country. Tim and Teresa of Celebrity Sales have made an indelible mark with the Futurity. Thank you to them and the competitors. Again, it is an honor.

Thanks to genetic color testing, we finally broke the white cria trend for this dam (being breeders of color, beyond imp...
05/31/2026

Thanks to genetic color testing, we finally broke the white cria trend for this dam (being breeders of color, beyond important). This lovely fawn male slithered out just after we finished shearing. Happy days!!!!!

Bazooka by Bamboozle wins Best Bred & Owned at this year’s Futurity. Official photo to follow but to we’re happy is a ma...
04/20/2026

Bazooka by Bamboozle wins Best Bred & Owned at this year’s Futurity. Official photo to follow but to we’re happy is a man understatement.

Pretty fabulous weekend at the Buckeye Alpaca Show for our first time in the ring show team of four. Thank you to Mary R...
03/29/2026

Pretty fabulous weekend at the Buckeye Alpaca Show for our first time in the ring show team of four. Thank you to Mary Reed for another wonderful show. Heading home to work on ring procedures with the munchkins before the next show. Cheers all!

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8158 Chatham Road
Medina, OH
44256

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+13157292551

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