Baxter State Park in Maine is a mountainous wilderness area full of wildlife. It was organized into a state park by Percival P. Baxter. Baxter was a politician and governor of Maine. It consists of 314 square miles.

Climbing Mount Katahdin

Governor Baxter's Gift to Maine

Moose

In 1921 Baxter gave a speech. It contains a quote which describes his passion to keep this lovely area of creation safe from misuse.

"Maine is famous for its twenty-five hundred miles of seacoast, with its countless islands; for its myriad lakes and ponds; and for its forests and rivers. But Mount Katahdin Park [Baxter State Park] will be the state’s crowning glory, a worthy memorial to commemorate the end of the first and the beginning of the second century of Maine’s statehood. This park will prove a blessing to those who follow us, and they will see that we built for them more wisely than our forefathers did for us."