Eben Sypitkowski, 35, the new director of Baxter State Park, assists a first-time visitor, Tom Fegley of Germantown, Md., at Abol Stream parking lot recently.

What Baxter would become known for, though, are the decades he spent acquiring land on and around Katahdin — what became Baxter State Park — in an effort to keep the area “forever wild.” That hike in ...

The remaining three are all in Baxter State Park. A good many people would immediately name Mt. Katahdin, which is Maine’s highest peak at 5268′ but the other two are less well-known.

To use Baxter State Park as part of a campaign to build a transmission line through the Maine woods is exactly the type of outside interference that Gov. Baxter feared.

Baxter State Park is as popular as it has ever been, and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is bringing new eyes to the area. It is an exciting time for the Katahdin region, but it is not ...

T wo separate pairs of hikers needed help from rangers and the National Guard after becoming stuck overnight on Katahdin’s narrow, exposed Knife Edge late last week, Baxter State Park officials said.

The outgoing park director had taken over from Jensen Bissell in 2019, who served about 15 years. Sypitkowski’s was an abbreviated tenure given the history of Baxter State Park directors.

Baxter State Park in Maine urging sky watchers to view the April solar eclipse elsewhere By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated January 11, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

The current Baxter State Park director is saying goodbye to the job after a career spanning more than three decades. Business manager at Baxter State Park Christine Theriault says she has mixed ...

After an extensive search, the Baxter State Park Authority has a new leader, and they did not have to look too far. Eben Sypitkowski is no stranger to the Park, spending the last four years ...

Baxter Park (as the park staff calls it) was given to the state by Percival Baxter, the governor of Maine from 1921-25. Baxter started purchasing land around Katahdin in 1930 and didn’t stop for ...