slim baker foundation

70 YEARS OF SLIM BAKER 

By: Dorcas Gordon 

Above the bustling fair Town of Bristol 

A wooded crown sits at a point distal 

Home to forest creatures great and small 

Including people all seasons through Fall 

TTCC, Scouts, Schools, and Fish & Game 

All use this resource with ‘Slim’ as its name 

Starting as a tribute to a fine man 

Everett ‘Slim’ Baker inspired the plan 

Conservation Officer loved by all 

Age 42 to cancer he did fall 

The community rallied to his side 

And in 1953 began to stride 

To create the Little Round Top preserve 

An outdoor area to learn and serve 

For seventy years Slim Baker has thrived 

Leading all who visit to feel revived

Recent additions include a new trail 

Bub Sheffield its namesake, down through the dale 

A marked nature path was also installed With signs on which information is scrawled 

Certified Tree Farm the area is 

Opting for sustainable practices 

Throughout the year great events are hosted Luminaries, campfires and s’mores toasted 

History preserved at the Sleeper Grave From carriage paths ancient travelers wave 

Great people of Newfound we honored then Like Greenan, Hipson, Tapply & Worthen 

Their legacies live on at ‘Slim’ today 

In nature we reflect and find our way 

A treasure we are lucky to cherish 

May this place called ‘Slim’ never perish