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Authority. Snowmobiling is permitted on the Tote Road, the 46-mile (74 km) dirt road connecting the park's south gate at Togue Pond and the north gate at Matagamon. The park also includes a Scientific Forest Management Area of 29,587 acres (120 km) located in its northwest corner. Park donor Percival Baxter directed that this area be managed for exemplary forest management. The area has been under active management for over 20 years and conducts sustainable,
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Enforcement Ranger staff and local Maine IF&W Wardens. Fire protection is provided by the Maine Forest Service; waste disposal and recycling is addressed through the park's Carry-In, Carry-Out policy. Maintenance is done by the many
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October. Lasting snowfall usually begins in mid-to-late November, and lasts through April. Leaves emerge on deciduous trees around the last week of May. Weather in Baxter State Park can be characterized primarily by its variability; snowfall can occur any month of the
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President of the Senate, but also Charles P. Barnes, who was widely regarded as the leading candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives of Maine when it convened in January 1921. The expedition's guide was Roy Dudley, the
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Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Baxter
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Northern Forest Region of the American continent and experiences the cool, moist climate typical of this region. The annual mean temperature is 38.6 °F (3.7 °C); the record high temperature is 95 °F (35 °C), and the record low
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in 1930. He officially donated that parcel to the State of Maine in 1931 with a condition that the park be kept as wild in perpetuity. Baxter continued more purchases in his 32-year mission. He made the last purchase in 1962 and accumulated 201,018 acres (813 km) of wilderness. Since Gov.
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October 15 (Some campgrounds and backcountry sites open later, some campgrounds and the Birches stay open until October 22nd, conditions permitting.) and winter camping from December 1 to March 31. Only northbound long distance
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Birches camping area, which is limited to the first twelve hikers to sign in at an information kiosk several southbound trail miles away just inside the park's southern boundary.
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wildlife. Winter hiking and camping regulations have been recently revised to provide more freedom for park visitors, coupled with a clear understanding that park visitors must take responsibility for their safety in the often unforgiving winter environment of the park.
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760:"Legacy of a Lifetime: The Story of Baxter State Park. By John W. Hakola. (Woolwich, Maine: TBW Books for the Baxter State Park Authority, 1981. xviii + 424 pp. Illustrations, tables, maps, appendixes, notes, index. $ 16)"
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685:. Baxter State Park. Archived from
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2079:Island Falls
1872:Seboeis Lake
1851:Rainbow Lake
1767:Lobster Lake
1602:Orland River
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1396:Fort O'Brien
1391:Fort McClary
1371:Fort Halifax
1361:Fort Baldwin
1356:Eagle Island
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2051:Haynesville
1844:Ragged Lake
1837:Pushaw Lake
1630:Sebec River
1503:Tributaries
1341:Bible Point
1293:Sebago Lake
1268:Range Ponds
1263:Quoddy Head
1248:Peaks-Kenny
1223:Moose Point
1183:Ferry Beach
1153:Birch Point
1125:State Parks
990:Seal Island
980:Pond Island
975:Petit Manan
725:October 16,
556:www.nps.gov
433: /
394:Millinocket
146:Established
125: /
101:Coordinates
95:Millinocket
2456:Categories
2433:Veazie Dam
2275:Winterport
2086:Kenduskeag
1988:Charleston
1974:Burlington
1960:Brownville
1900:Toddy Pond
1893:Telos Lake
1865:Sebec Lake
1816:Lake Onawa
1511:Dead River
1308:Two Lights
1228:Mount Blue
1188:Fort Point
1102:York River
770:(2): 100.
667:August 27,
491:References
421:68°53′40″W
418:45°47′56″N
277:, and the
275:black bear
245:waterfalls
176:state park
2384:Orono Dam
2314:Fort Knox
2292:Landmarks
2198:Orrington
2030:Frankfort
2016:Eddington
1967:Bucksport
1497:Watershed
1381:Fort Knox
1376:Fort Kent
1303:Swan Lake
1143:Aroostook
970:Moosehorn
945:Aroostook
784:1046-7009
661:"History"
647:253652001
335:red foxes
315:chipmunks
258:deciduous
2219:Prospect
2177:Old Town
2170:Oakfield
2121:Macwahoc
2037:Guilford
1995:Danforth
1213:Lily Bay
453:Features
339:warblers
331:lemmings
295:raccoons
287:muskrats
265:Wildlife
154:Visitors
80:Location
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2142:Milford
2114:Lincoln
2093:Kingman
2065:Howland
2044:Hampden
2023:Enfield
1939:Bradley
1208:Lamoine
1000:Umbagog
898:Federal
792:4004993
609:May 14,
536:May 19,
353:History
327:coyotes
311:weasels
307:martens
303:fishers
299:bobcats
113:68°56′W
2261:Verona
2254:Veazie
2240:Smyrna
2212:Patten
2184:Orland
2163:Monson
2135:Medway
2107:Levant
2072:Hudson
2058:Hermon
1981:Carmel
1953:Brooks
1946:Brewer
1932:Bangor
1434:Durham
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293:, and
283:beaver
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2191:Orono
1925:Abbot
1917:Towns
1696:Lakes
1116:State
1079:Wells
890:Maine
788:JSTOR
409:mural
343:hawks
271:moose
188:Maine
2268:Winn
2156:Milo
1278:Reid
820:ISBN
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