Trivia

Who was Maine’s first treehugger?

Answer

Governor Percival Baxter, who was considered something of a radical in the 1920s when he proposed a public park surrounding and protecting Mount Katahdin. Rejected by the legislature, Baxter used his own money to create his “forever wild” reserve. Today more than 60,000 people each year visit the two hundred thousand-acre Baxter State Park to enjoy the stunning beauty that his vision first recognized.

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Our New Books
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	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat \| The redoubtable Grandma—this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow—is at it again.