f e B r u A r y / m A r C h 2 0 1 9 6 9 vanisHing Maine [as she knew it, was] filled with interesting pieces with their own stories—a sketch of Jimmy as a young man, done by an artist one summer in Ogunquit; a piece by [Nor- man] Rockwell, with a tale about visiting the artist’s studio.” Jimmy has such a gener- ous spirit. “After Hurricane Katrina, Jimmy held a fundraiser, and they raised around $40K by offering tours.” It was a huge suc- cess. Everyone cherished the landmark and gave directions by it, as in ‘Go half a mile past the Wedding Cake House.’ “Rarely a day [went] by without visitors posing for photos out front.” B ut nobody’s posing out front now. Recently, “We offered to organize and do tours for him with the idea that the money would go back into the house,” Dolce says. “We weren’t able to get everyone involved to agree.” Residents,historians,andvisitorsarein agreementthatsomethingmustbedone quickly.Wehopeourchildrenandchildren’s childrenwillseewhatlovecaninspire.■