s u m m e r g u i d e 2 0 1 7 1 8 3 from Left: courtes of a guest meagHan maurice 3 Heres a aranormal convergence one. where do the 1929 ne bury a ard inning book o ow and maine meet E arly risers at “The Kelly House” are treated to sun on the deck with their morning coffee. It’s not hard to imagine this being the perfect place to pen your next Newbury Award-winning book, as Eric Kelly did almost 90 years ago. The author of The Trumpeter of Krakow called Chebeague Island home when hve wasn’t teaching English at Dartmouth College or chasing more sunshine in Aguas Calientes, New Mexico. So how does the story go? It’s the 15th century, a dark time when villages are being burned. Every day, the trumpeter plays his tune from the tow- er of Saint Mary’s Church in Krakow. Until an unseen adversary shoots an arrow in his neck. Somebody find an Alchemist, quick. Members of Kelly’s family still stay on Chebeague and love it as Kelly did. “My mom, my aunt, and two cousins,” says Meaghan Maurice, who’s never missed a summer on the island. The Trum- peter legacy now embraces two cottages and three generations. “My favorite spot in the Kelly House is the porch, looking to the ocean and islands through the home’s original window panes.” The view includes gulls, seaweed, and (whew)...no wolfdogs. ■ Chebeague Island: The Trumpeter of Krakow Finds a Home fr m Staff & ire reP rtS