Historian Howard Whitcomb on Percival Baxter Part 2

"[Baxter] was a visionary man who was a foremost conservationist, albeit in a small landscape. Here in the United States, he was operating in parallel with some major figures, you know, beginning with Thoreau, John Muir, and Teddy Roosevelt."
- Howard Whitcomb

Your hosts for Baxter and Friends are Jensen Bissell, former Park Director, and Maine's own Bill Green, both are members of the board of directors of Friends of Baxter State Park. In this first episode, they interview Friends historian and Baxter expert, Howard Whitcomb, author of the definitive guides to Governor Baxter and the creation of Baxter State Park, Governor Baxter's Magnificent Obsession: A Documentary History of Baxter State Park 1931 - 2006, and Percival P. Baxter's Vision for Baxter State Park.

Continue the story of Baxter and learn about his political career, his legacy to the people of Maine, and the Trust that still protects it today.