With 27 incidents at Baxter State Park already this year, officials said planning and awareness are vital.

With 27 incidents at Baxter State Park already this year, officials said planning and awareness are vital.

I you're not a planner and want as much information in one spot as possible, here's some of the most pertinent information to know before visiting.

When Eben Sypitkowski ’05 was a child, he, his father, and two other father-son pairs went to Maine’s Baxter State Park to camp once or twice a summer. On one of those trips, Eben thought it would be ...

Steep, tall, and surrounded by forests, Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine is an iconic feature of the Appalachian Trail for tens of thousands of aspiring thru-hikers. It’s the northern terminus ...

Katahdin, Maine's tallest mountain, is seen from the edge of River Pond at an outlook on the River Pond Nature Trail, owned and maintained by Katahdin Forest Management LLC, in this March 26, 2017, ...

MILLINOCKET — While growing up in Bangor, Eben Sypitkowski would make trips with his father to Baxter State Park. He recalls being 8 or 9 and hiding from his father on his way up The Owl, one of the ...

After a national search and application process, Baxter State Park has a new director, who is no stranger to the Katahdin area. "Maine is a wonderful place to be," explained new director, Eben ...

Maine tribal members couldn't vote when the Baxter State Park Authority was created in 1931. Now lawmakers are considering whether a tribal member should have a say in how the park is run. But the ...

MILLINOCKET — While growing up in Bangor, Eben Sypitkowski would make trips with his father to Baxter State Park. He recalls being 8 or 9 and hiding from his father on his way up The Owl, one of the ...