AUGUSTA - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Roland "Danny" Martin was named chairman of the Baxter State Park Authority at its meeting on Tuesday, according to IF&W.

Martin will fill the chairmanship that was held by Attorney General Steven Rowe for the past five years. Rowe will remain as a member of the authority.

The authority, which oversees the management of the park, by statute, consists of the Maine Attorney General, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Director of the Maine Forest Service.

"Governor Baxter gave the people of Maine a great treasure in the form of Baxter State Park," Rowe said in a statement. "It has been a tremendous honor to serve as authority chair for the past five years."

Baxter State Park covers 204,733 acres, and has 46 mountain peaks and ridges, the highest being Mount Katahdin at 5,267 feet. Approximately 100,000 people visit the park each summer, with Mount Katahdin as the primary draw, attracting approximately 50,000 climbers.