Trail Magic Premiere In the News

Hi, Everyone, Steve Fogarty of the Elyria Chronicle Telegram wrote a great article about us:  Film highlights first woman to walk Appalachian Trail alone – Chronicle-Telegram It took a lot longer to make a movie about pioneering hiker Emma “Grandma” Gatewood than it did for the petite woman to walk the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail alone…

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There’s Magic on stage in Dayton in MAY

Priscilla Kaczuk as Grandma Gatewood in TRAIL MAGIC on May 15, 2017! Trail Magic — The story of Emma Gatewood If anyone deserves to be in the movies, it’s Grandma Gatewood! Grandma Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67 after raising 11…

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Times-Journal: The Story of “Grandma” Emma Gatewood, published 4/14/14

Trail Magic — the story of “Grandma” Emma Gatewood will premiere on Friday, May 29, at TrueNorth Cultural Arts; 4530 Colorado Avenue; Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054!  In 1955, when she was 67 years old (and had already raised 11 children), Emma Gatewood became the first woman to ever thru-hike the entire 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail solo!…

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Trail Magic in the news!

The story of “Grandma” Emma Gatewood will premiere on Friday, May 29, 2015 at TrueNorth Cultural Arts; 4530 Colorado Avenue; Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054! In 1955, when she was 67 years old (and had already raised 11 children), Emma Gatewood became the first woman to ever thru-hike the entire 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail solo! Before she…

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No Fooling

Bette Lou Higgins presented GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO’S LEGENDARY HIKER at the Kent Free Library on April 1.  She was joined by through-hiker Kate Schmidlin from Kent, Ohio, who spoke afterward about her hike. Everyone enjoyed hearing about the contrasts between Emma’s hike in 1955 and Kate’s last year. They were joined by  Emma’s great niece,…

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A Big Thank You to the Ohio History Fund

We are grateful to The Ohio History Fund which awarded us with a $15,000 grant toward ourGrandma Gatewood documentary and we hope that you will support them in their continued efforts to bring history to Ohioans. When you put a check on your Ohio state income tax return (line 27c, “Ohio Historical Society”) you help…

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“Trail Magic” documentary Premiers May 29th

Grandma Gatewood documentary premiers May 29 Posted by Dave Tabler | February 27, 2015 Please welcome guest author Bette Lou Higgins. Higgins is a founder and current Artistic Director of Eden Valley Enterprises, where she helps spread the “Ohio Gospel” through an assortment of living history programs. These programs, designed to make the history of…

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“A Walk in the Woods” premiers at Sundance

Last Friday was the premier of “Walk in the Woods” starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte based on Bill Bryson’s book. Here are some of the reviews: Daniel Fienberg, Hitfix: “Surely there’s an audience out there in the world for ‘Grumpy Old Outdoorsmen,’ even if Robert Redford & Nick Nolte are no Matthau & Lemmon.…

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