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Just got back from Pinkham Notch NH. We really enjoyed meeting many families, through hikers and day trippers. Thank you for joining us for the first showing of “Trail Magic” on the AT! Here on the trail heading out on the Old Jackson Road

We will be presenting “Trail Magic” at the #AMC Appalachian Mountain Club​ Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, Pinkham Notch New Hampshire Saturday July 25th, at 8pm. Come join us! For more information on how to get there go to outdoors.org the Appalachian Mountain Club website, or send us a message here!

“Trail Magic” debuted with two sold out shows at the TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center in Sheffield Village, Ohio Friday May 29th. Marjorie Gilliam Wood, Emma’s great grand daughter, who was featured in the film was there along with writer Kelly Boyer Sagert, producer Bette Lou Higgins and director Peter Huston. A q&a was run between…

This May will mark the 60th Anniversary of Grandma Emma Gatewood’s record-setting walk on the Appalachian Trail. Before her 1955 hike, no woman had ever hiked the 2,050 miles from Georgia to Maine by herself! Celebrate this milestone with us — get yourcommemorative T-shirt or hand-made Infinity Scarf with any donation of $20 or more…

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…

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…

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!…

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…

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,…