Chagrin Documentary Film Festival 10/2-6 UPDATE

See the Emmy-nominated documentary, TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at the Chagrin Falls Documentary Film Festival at The Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Tickets are $12.00 and can be purchased at the Festival Office 440-247-1591 or online. This film tells the true story of Grandma Emma Gatewood who was the first…

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Continuing lessons from the trail- by Peter Huston

Thanks to NYT Bureau Chief Katharine Seelye’s recent obit, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood’s story continues to demonstrate firsthand that her inspiration is “evergreen”. Seeing “evergreen” happen, has been the most amazing part of our experience while making our EMMY nominated film “Trail Magic, the Grandma Gatewood Story”. Recently the New York Times New England Bureau Chief…

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Overlooked No More, Grandma Gatewood and the NY Times

The New York Times review important peoples lives and sometimes discover that they had never done an obituary for them. So the follow up with a nice article that gives a great overview of her life and accomplishments. Click on the link to read the entire article.

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Happy New Year Emma!

Emma Gatewood’s story is just as relevant today as it was in 1955 when she completed the Appalachian Trail for the first time. If you haven’t seen the film “Trail Magic, the Grandma Gatewood Story” you can order as DVD on line. Just click on Trail Magic DVD and it will take you to the…

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“Beantown” Trail Magic Showing 10/17 and 10/18

We’re excited to let you know that “Trail Magic, the Grandma Gatewood Story” documentary will be shown in Boston Massachusetts at the Jimmy Fund Theater, 35 Binney Street, Boston, MA Tuesday October 17th at 6pm and again at 11:30am on October 18th. Come join us for a special presentation that includes   AT through hiker…

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Up Maine Way – August 6th, 7pm

It’s been two years, two months, and 6 days since we premiered “Trail Magic, The Grandma Gatewood Story” in Sheffield Ohio at the True North Cultural Arts Center. Since then we have presented “Trail Magic” multiple times around the country, many close by to the Appalachian Trail. We have been (in no particular order) in…

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Journey to the Emmy Awards

FilmAffects and Eden Valley Enterprises are excited to be attending the 48th Annual Emmy awards this Saturday June 17th in Cleveland. Directed by Peter Huston and produced by Peter and Bette Lou Higgins, the story of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood was a project that took 6 years to research, shoot and write. Thanks to the help…

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Emma’s Emmy Nominated

Filmaffects and Eden Valley Enterprises are excited to announce that their film “Trail Magic, the Grandma Gatewood Story” was officially nominated April 27th for a Regional National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Emmy Award in the “Best Documentary, Historical” category. Directed by Peter Huston of FilmAffects, The story of Emma Gatewood’s solo through…

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Trail Magic, Friday 1/27 8pm, Carter Caves State Resort Park, Kentucky

There is a great article about Grandma Gatewood, Written by Dave Lavendar in the Huntington, WV Herald Dispatch this week. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/film-tells-story-of-southern-ohio-hiking-legend-grandma-gatewood/article_033d866f-667e-58fc-bb3d-e2b082e33232.html Dave will be at the Winter Adventure Weekend at Carter Caves this weekend as well. You can join director Peter Huston for his presentation of “Trail Magic, the Grandma Gatewood Story” this Friday evening…

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Come to Dayton Appalachian Trail Conservancy Membership Drive & Special showing of “Trail Magic” 11/17

Presented by: Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Dayton Hikers and Five Rivers MetroPark. Date: Thursday, November 17, 2016 Zorniger Education Center at Cox Arboretum MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449. Ample free parking. Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/mcoyqcJLMwy Web Site: http://www.metroparks.org/places-to-go/cox-arboretum/ Cost: $35.00 ticket. Limited Number of Tickets. Buy online. What’s included in the ticket price? A one-year,…

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