We’re back…
Eden Valley Enterprises website is back up and Bette Lou is hoping you will come visit. If you love baseball, please join us Saturday, June 14, 2014; 1p.m.: Find out why YOU CAN’T PLAY BALL IN A SKIRT! Anne McEvoy is Alta Weiss in this first-person character presentation at the Baseball Heritage Museum. This is a special fundraiser…
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Technology is fickle from time to time. Unfortunately, the Eden Valley website is temporarily out of service. You can get Eden Valley Enterprises (EVE) schedule of events and general information at https://sites.google.com/site/edenvalleyenterprises/ until the technical difficulties are solved. Thank you for your patience. Thank you, Bette Lou Higgins
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Grandma Gatewood: Ohio’s Legendary Hiker Hear the remarkable story of Emma Gatewood at the Rocky River Historical Society meeting on May 8 at 7:00 PM at the Rocky River Senior Center; 21012 Hilliard Boulevard; Rocky River, Ohio. Grandma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955! Great Lakes Stories Tuesdays, May 13, 20 & 27, 2014; 2p.m.: come…
Read MoreAppalachian History features Bette Lou Higgins review of “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” by Ben Montgomery
When I was in 11th grade at Garfield Heights Senior High School in Garfield Heights, OH, I had an English teacher – Mr. Toneff. We did quite a bit of writing in his class and Mr. Toneff had a mantra: “V.S.D.!” Vivid Specific Detail… for writing to be good, it had to have V.S.D.
Mr. Toneff would love Ben Montgomery. His new book, Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, has A LOT of V.S.D.
Read MoreBen Montgomery’s new book “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk”
We have followed many of the same trails as Ben as we work on completing the documentary on Emma Gatewood called “Trail Magic”. Emma’s walk not only made her a momentary celebrity, it also focused an emerging post war nation on successful aging, the growth of the AT and the amazing kindness of strangers that continues today.
Read MoreTrail Magic Live #3, Hospitality of strangers along the trail
[vimeo 85454603 w=500 h=281] Trail Magic- The hospitality of strangers along the trail from Peter Huston on Vimeo. Emma Gatewood traveled light, was highly self sufficient, and made friends out of strangers were ever she was. This short story included in the live presentation is the essence of what “Trail Magic” is all about. Many…
Read MoreOhio Women Then and Now Fundraiser for “Trail Magic” documentary
Last chance to buy tickets for our fundraising series OHIO WOMEN THEN AND NOW at a discount! Advance tickets are available for all four shows at $19 @ until FEBRUARY 28.
Read MoreTrail Magic Live #2 Emma, the “grandmother” of the Ultralight Movement
[vimeo 85454601 w=500 h=281] Emma Gatewood was probably the inventor or at least one of the earliest adopters of “Ultralight” back backing. Her life skills and years of commonsense applications, we would say now “adaptive technology” made her hikes possible with a minimum of gear. She thoughtfully preplanned the equipment, food and minimum support materials…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood is on Twitter
To help promote our project we have set up @grandmagatewood for twitter friends.Emma was a communicator, letter writer and journal keeper. I think tweeting would have been like writing a postcard in Emma’s day. If you have a twitter account I hope you will help us and follow @grandmagatewood and we’ll follow you back!
Read MoreTrail Magic “Live” #1 Don’t Believe Everything You Read…
This is the first of four short segments that feature Anne McEvoy as Grandma Gatewood. This was recorded at a rehearsal for the play of the same name that was staged last summer at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center. The play was written as a first person narrative that presents Emma Gatewood’s persona and wit. The…
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