Music from the Appalachian Trail
Ohio composer and storyteller, Rick Sowash, has composed “Four Places On The Appalachian Trail” – His book HEROES OF OHIO includes a story about Emma Gatewood! You can hear selections from his album on his website http://www.sowash.com/recordings/trail.html Check out his interview on WMRA by going to his website. Then look for the “WMRA Interview: Four…
Read MoreMind, Body and Spirit Interview
You can see producer Bette Lou Higgin’s interview about the Grandma Gatewood project with Karen Kawolics on Mind, Body & Spirit at: http://youtu.be/nzuPS93m2K8 If you prefer to just listen — the audio file can be found on our website at: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/relatedinfo.htm Enjoy!
Read MoreLinks to EVE information
Here is the link to the original story above with all the embedded pertinent links included: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/galliacountywomensfund.htm If you’re in the Cleveland area on Sunday, January 20 at 3pm be sure to join us for our storytelling program about Grandma Gatewood at the North Ridgeville Library, 35700 Bainbridge Rd.; North Ridgeville, Ohio. This presentation is…
Read MoreGallia County Community Fund and Women’s Fund awards for Gatewood Documentary
We are pleased to announce that the Gallia County Charitable Foundation and the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Lorain County have awarded grants in support of GRANDMA GATEWOOD: AN APPALACHIA TALE. Emma Gatewood, who lived in Gallipolis, Ohio, was the first woman to solo thru-hike the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) in 1955 at…
Read MoreComfortable Shoes
On our trip up Mt Katahdin earlier this month we met “Last Out” on the trail at the end of the 100 mile wilderness. He was traveling with a group of scruffy trail worn friends that had endured a week of rain and a summer of extremes. “Last Out” told us that his goal was…
Read MoreKatahdin’s Trail Magic
We just got back from a shoot in Millenocket Maine and Baxter State Park this past week. The weather was decent, the fall foliage was spectacular, and the people at the park could not have been nicer. We set out to connect with the through hikers coming in across the Hundred Mile Wilderness. We met…
Read MoreCBC Magazine “In the green”
Nina Polien Light wrote a wonderful article in her most recent column “in the green” entitled ” ‘Grandma Gatewood’ documentary takes a hike down memory lane” in the April edition of CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) that gives a nice overview of the documentary and and storytelling project. More about the article can be found on…
Read MoreThe “Grandma Gatewood” E-book
Grandma Gatewood Book Now Available! GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO’S LEGENDARY HIKER is now available in PDF format delivered right to your e-mail box or for your Kindle for only $5.99! Read about this fascinating woman’s hiking adventures on the Appalachian Trail and beyond. This e-book is one part of our Grandma Gatewood project which includes a…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood “An Appalachian Tale” (a new trailer)
We just finished a new short promo for our Grandma Gatewood project. Please take a look, let us know what you think, pass it on to friends and anyone interested in Emma’s journey. As I mentioned in the previous blog entry, we are especially interested in partnering with organizations that would find Emma’s story helpful…
Read MoreMaking Connections
Since the Kickstarter success (thanks again to all who helped) we have been looking at other key funding opportunities to allow us to produce the Emma Gatewood documentary. We have applied for funds from the Ohio Humanities Council, The Fledgling Fund and now we are looking at “Good Pitch”. “Good Pitch” is run by the…
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