In early August 1920, a 44-year-old Maine legislator ... just weeks into his term. What Baxter would become known for, though, are the decades he spent acquiring land on and around Katahdin — what ...

The 21-hour rescue operation included a helicopter evacuation of a 20-year-old woman who became unconscious on the rocky and exposed ridge in Baxter State Park. Six hikers were rescued from Maine ...