Est. c. 1930 FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN BOOTHBAY HARBOR 20 Townsend Avenue CAMDEN 32 Main Street BATH 66 Front Street 800-414-5144 timeless style for coastal living ue u a at o e u t l tate t o tla e a foo f o the hea t s u m m e r g u i d e 2 0 1 7 1 9 1 iC nS fiLe PHotos in for maine m h , best kno n as the wicked witch o the west, ho retired to maine and o ned ca e island in south ort, seems to have no hal li e. the enigmatic actress as er orming summer stock the ater in 1961 hen she heard a rumor that the coast guard as selling lighthouses. “she started driving all over the coast looking or one,” says margaret s son, meserve Hamil ton, in an intervie ith o nd on . the ild goose chase led her to ca e island. Hamilton visited her maine hidea ay every summer until her death in 1985, delighting locals by ro ing to and rom the mainland or s ee ing her ront ste ith a broom. “Peo le robably thought it as rom the movie,” says meserve. When asked hether he believes olks u here ever orget about the riendly itch ho ell in love ith the maine coast, meserve re lies, “when monkeys y ” see the ull story “no Place Like Home,” uly august 2004 or online at ortlandmonthly.com. Be sure to catch Bidde ord city theater s roduction o i d o , uly 21 august 6. Two Exiles from Hollywood, Cape Elizabeth may be the last place you’d expect to find detective Charlie Chan of the Ho- nolulu Police Department. Think again. Late film star Sidney Toler played the pithy, intui- tive detective on screen 23 times throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Like fellow actor Margaret Hamilton, Toler knew exactly where to head when he craved escape from Hollywood. Toler’s home still stands at 21 Birch Knolls, Cape Elizabeth. g g f Two Mainers!