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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.

Eden Valley Website Update

Technology is fickle from time to time. Unfortunately, the Eden Valley website is temporarily out of service. You can get Eden Valley Enterprises (EVE) schedule of events and general information at https://sites.google.com/site/edenvalleyenterprises/ until the technical difficulties are solved. Thank you for your patience. Thank you, Bette Lou Higgins

Join us in May

Grandma Gatewood: Ohio’s Legendary Hiker Hear the remarkable story of Emma Gatewood at the Rocky River Historical Society meeting on May 8 at 7:00 PM at the Rocky River Senior Center; 21012 Hilliard Boulevard; Rocky River, Ohio. Grandma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955! Great Lakes Stories Tuesdays, May 13, 20 & 27, 2014; 2p.m.: come…

Women Making Moves- Four weeks of “HerStory”

The First of several events cohosted by Women Making Moves and EVE, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Lorain County Community College: Alisa Riccardi will portray Cleveland photographer, Margaret Bourke-White – famous WWII photo-journalist and the first accredited female war correspondent. After the event meet the producers of the Emma Gatewood story “Trail Magic” documentary film. Come celebrate Women’s…

We’re the lead story in the Ohio Historical Society’s Newsletter January issue

Your Tax Return Can Make History GRANDMA GATEWOOD GETS HER FILM WITH HELP FROM OHIO’S HISTORY FUND In 1955, 67-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail — the first woman ever to hike the entire trail solo. A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, Gatewood had lived through the Depression and raised 11 children in an abusive…

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…