Protecting the legacy of
Governor Percival Baxter and Baxter State Park.
One man had a mission.
Inspired by Percival Baxter’s extraordinary gifts to the people of the State of Maine, Frank Trautmann established a fund in 2007 to support the operations of the magnificent wilderness known as Baxter State Park.
Our History
The Baxter Park Wilderness Fund Trust was the brainchild of Frank and Margery Trautmann of Isleboro and Rockport, Maine. Mr. Trautmann established the Fund (now the Trust) specifically to enable those who loved the Park to contribute to its financial well-being.
What We do
The Baxter Park Wilderness Fund Trust is an independent tax-exempt entity, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whose sole purpose is to make periodic unrestricted cash distributions to support Baxter Park’s operations.
“Man is born to die, his works are short-lived.
Buildings crumble, monuments decay, wealth vanishes.
But Katahdin, in all its glory, forever shall remain the mountain of the people of Maine.”
— Percival Proctor Baxter