Joe Baker

Joe Baker, landscape artist, musician, art teacher, website designer, and community activist, was instrumental in saving the 1830s Wilson McLaughlin house, now the Monterey Community Center. When Monterey artist Edith Wilson passed away, she bequeathed her house and land to the town. It was Joe who had a clear vision of how the house could become a cultural, educational, and social hub. Over the next 12 years, he led a group of volunteers to create a place for the community to come together.