Baxter State Park, a destination spot for out-of-state visitors, won’t open for summer camping until July 1, and is also banning vehicular traffic and limiting hiking. The park normally opens for ...

MILLINOCKET — Maine officials say the northern Maine state park that includes Mount Katahdin has a new director. The Baxter State Park Authority announced on Thursday that Eben Sypitkowski has been ...

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 ...

MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) - Baxter State Park is set to be a fantastic place to see the eclipse. But, there’s some things to know before you go. They have a number of spring restrictions still in ...

Baxter State Park is among 15 state and national parks that should be on your bucket list. That’s according to Reader’s Digest magazine, which ranked Baxter State Park No. 11 on its list alongside ...

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 ...

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 ...