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Grandma Gatewood’s Walk-Wins Award

Ben Montgomery’s book about Grandma has just won the 2014 Outdoor Book Award — I think that means Emma won it , too! Read all about it at http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/nov/13/appalachian-trail-tale-tops-2014-outdoor-book-awards/ Appalachian Trail tale tops 2014 Outdoor Book Awards www.spokesman.com OUTDOOR READING — They call her Grandma Gatewood. She carries an umbrella, wears a checked skirt, and…

If you missed the “Trail Magic” play last summer…..

Join the folks from Wandering Aesthetics staging of “Trail Magic” and help us raise funds and awareness about our documentary on the courageous and amazing Emma “Grandma” Gatewood. *November 21-23, 2014; TRAIL MAGIC, the story of Grandma Gatewood, at Wandering Aesthetics; on November 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. or on November 23 at 2…

34 Years

34 Years of marriage, and was Emma’s toughest hike. This short section of our documentary takes the viewer from Emma Gatewood’s courtship, through marriage and on to her divorce. A time period of nearly 34 years that included raising 11 children and enduring ongoing abuse from her husband Perry.Here is a link the newest segment…

Aging in Maine Summit

We just returned from the #ciffX Camden International Film Festival in Camden Maine and their Aging in Maine summit hosted by #ciffX and Molly Murphy from #workingfilms. Working Films puts together filmmakers and important topics of interest for NGOS and other organizations. Grandma Gatewood is a great example of #successfulaging and #aginginplace two hot button…

AT Half Gallon Challenge

This past June we witnessed one of the interesting rites of passage that thru-hikers partake in at the half way point on the Appalachian Trail. Sitting on the front porch of the little store at Pine Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania, the “Half Gallon Challenge” becomes an informal race among the thru-hikers to devour a…

Emma comes to life again on camera!

A special thanks to Anne McEvoy who was able to bring her “Emma” again on our shoot at Historic Lyme Village this past week. DP Tom Whaley of TW Teleproductions provided the talent and gear to capture Emma telling her story once again. Anne’s on-camera persona of Emma is key to our story. We also…

Nearing the half way point

Our “Trail Magic” documentary on the life of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood has reached a rough cut stage. We are shooting the last re-enactment dialog scenes next week with our wonderful actress Anne McEvoy. If you are an Appalachian Trail hiker or interested in how Emma changed her life after 32 years of domestic abuse get…

Glory on the Mountain June 20 & 21

We are pleased to announce that Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland Baroque Orchestra) is offering Eden Valley members $5.00 discount to their new concert, “Glory On The Mountain, An Appalachian Journey” in conjunction with our Grandma Gatewood project. We hope you will enjoy this musical look at the Appalachian area where Emma lived and hiked. For tickets go to http://apollosfire.org/

Fall at Mt. Katahdin

As Emma Gatewood finished her walk she got to the Mt. Katahdin base camp the last week in September, 1955. The weather that time of the year is spectacular and the leaves extremely colorful. Two years ago cameraman Bruce Lundeen and myself hiked up the trail from the base camp and got some wonderful footage.…

Thanks to you

The Grandma Gatewood PBS Documentary, “Trail Magic”, is made possible in part by a grant from the Ohio Historical Society’s History Fund. The History Fund is supported exclusively by voluntary donations of Ohio’s income tax refunds and designated to the Ohio Historical Society.