A few weekends ago, I took a small vacation to northwestern Michigan, stopping around Elk Rapids, Charlevoix, Eastport, and greater Antrim and Grand Traverse counties. One of the coolest spots that we hit was Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum (11060 US-31, Elk Rapids, MI 49629). There's a Minnetonka Moccasin sign out front, which can be found in approximately every Up North Tourist Trap Store, but Guntzviller's is so much more than your average "tourist trap." Founded in 1928, Marvin Guntzviller opened a shop in southeast Michigan, specializing in taxidermy. By the 1970s, Voss Guntzviller, according to the shop's website , relocated to their current Elk Rapids location. They still offer taxidermy services, if you've got a trophy deer or salmon to mount, but the main draw (for me at least) was the taxidermy museum! It's a small building, but they've done an amazing job bringing things to life - as soon as you walk in, you&